ungual
un·gwal/ˈʌŋɡwəl/adjective, noun
ungual is spelled U-N-G-U-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (un·gwal). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ungual means “Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ungual?
| Letters | 6: U-N-G-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: un·gwal |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 ungual?
Ungual appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 ungual?
- /ˈʌŋɡwəl/
Ungual has 2 syllables, split un·gwal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ungual.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ungual
- unguals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ungual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.
noun
- 1
A modified toe bone, typically ending in a hoof or claw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ungual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw:
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 ungual come from?
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -al .
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).