tubercle
tu·ber·cle/ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/noun
tubercle is spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (tu·ber·cle). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tubercle means “A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tubercle is tubercles.
How many letters and syllables are in tubercle?
| Letters | 8: T-U-B-E-R-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: tu·ber·cle |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tubercle?
Tubercle appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 tubercle?
- UK /ˈt(j)uː.bə.kəl/
- US /ˈt(j)u.bəɹ.kəl/
- Australia /ˈt(j)ʉː.bə.kəl/
Tubercle has 3 syllables, split tu·ber·cle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tubercle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tubercle
- tubercles plural
- tubercule
- tuberculum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tubercle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
the iliac tubercles
- 2
A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.
- 3
A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tubercle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 tubercle come from?
Derived from Latin tūberculum. Compare tuber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).