vestibulum
/vɛˈstɪb.jəl.əm/noun
vestibulum is a noun meaning “A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-E-S-T-I-B-U-L-U-M and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 55 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of vestibulum is vestibula.
What does vestibulum mean?
noun
- 1
A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.
- 2
The vestibule of the ear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vestibulum?
- US /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.əm/
Vestibulum has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of vestibulum
- vestibula plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vestibulum?
Vestibulum appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Where does vestibulum come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin vestibulum (“a forecourt, entrance court; an entrance”). Doublet of vestibule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).