pelvis
Spanish, noun/ˈpelbis/
pelvis is spelled P-E-L-V-I-S (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelvis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pelvis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro…”.
What does pelvis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepelvis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cavidad del cuerpo humano, en la parte inferior del tronco, y en cuya formación entran los huesos sacro, cóccix e innominados, y las partes blandas. Contiene la terminación del tubo digestivo, la vejiga urinaria y algunos órganos, correspondientes al aparato genital, principalmente en la mujer. 2. Receptáculo membranoso, en forma de embudo, que se halla en el interior de cada riñón y es el principio del uréter.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce pelvis?
- /ˈpelbis/
- [ˈpel.β̞is]
- [ˈpelβ̞is]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelvis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelvis in Spanish?
pelvis appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).