hyoïdien
French, adjective/jɔ.i.djɛ̃/
hyoïdien is spelled H-Y-O-Ï-D-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hyoïdien is a French adjective meaning “hyoid, hyoidal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’os hyoïde”.
What does hyoïdien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hyoid, hyoidal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’os hyoïde.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hyoïdien
- hyoïdienne feminine
- hyoïdiens masculine plural
- hyoïdiennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hyoïdien?
- /jɔ.i.djɛ̃/
- \jɔ.i.djɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hyoïdien in French?
hyoïdien appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).