ventral
/ˈvɛntɹəl/adjective, noun
ventral is spelled V-E-N-T-R-A-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ventral means “Related to the abdomen or stomach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ventral?
| Letters | 7: V-E-N-T-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ventral?
Ventral appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 ventral?
- /ˈvɛntɹəl/
Ventral has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ventral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ventral
- ventrals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ventral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related to the abdomen or stomach.
- 2
On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
- 3
On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
- 4
On the lower side of the brain.
noun
- 1
Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ventral 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 ventral come from?
From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).