turritella
/ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/noun
turritella is spelled T-U-R-R-I-T-E-L-L-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turritella means “Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turritella is turritellas or turritellae.
How many letters and syllables are in turritella?
| Letters | 10: T-U-R-R-I-T-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 turritella?
Turritella appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 turritella?
- /ˌtʌɹɪˈtɛlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of turritella
- turritellas plural
- turritellae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turritella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does turritella come from?
From the New Latin genus name Turritella.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).