uvular
/ˈjuvjələɹ/adjective, noun
uvular is spelled U-V-U-L-A-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uvular means “Of or relating to the uvula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uvular?
| Letters | 6: U-V-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 uvular?
Uvular appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 uvular?
- UK /ˈjuːvjʊlə/
- US /ˈjuvjələɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uvular.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uvular
- uvulars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uvular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the uvula.
- 2
Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).
noun
- 1
A sound articulated with the uvula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uvular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to the uvula:
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 uvular come from?
From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).