trochanter
/trə(ʊ)ˈkæn.tə(r)/noun
trochanter is spelled T-R-O-C-H-A-N-T-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trochanter means “In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trochanter is trochanters.
How many letters and syllables are in trochanter?
| Letters | 10: T-R-O-C-H-A-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trochanter?
Trochanter appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trochanter?
- UK /trə(ʊ)ˈkæn.tə(r)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Scelultrix-trochanter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trochanter?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trochanter from its last stressed vowel (/æntə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trochanter
- trochanters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trochanter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
- 2
In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trochanter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anatomy:end of femur:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trochanter come from?
From French trochanter, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).