ptérygoïde
French, adjective\pte.ʁi.ɡɔ.id\
ptérygoïde is spelled P-T-É-R-Y-G-O-Ï-D-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written French, the 304,757th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ptérygoïde is a French adjective meaning “pterygoid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la forme d’une aile”.
What does ptérygoïde mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pterygoid
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la forme d’une aile.
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 ptérygoïde
- ptérygoïdes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ptérygoïde?
- \pte.ʁi.ɡɔ.id\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ptérygoïde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ptérygoïde in French?
ptérygoïde appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).