urethral
/jʊˈɹiθɹəl/adjective
urethral is spelled U-R-E-T-H-R-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, urethral means “Pertaining to the urethra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in urethral?
| Letters | 8: U-R-E-T-H-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 urethral?
Urethral appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 urethral?
- UK /jʊəˈɹiːθɹəl/
- US /jʊˈɹiθɹəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-urethral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does urethral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the urethra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Urethral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the urethra:
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 urethral come from?
From urethra + -al. By surface analysis, urethr- + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).