Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharynx

/ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
phar-ynx
IPA
/ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

noun

The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pharynx, φᾰ́ρῠγξ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/
  • British English: /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/

Inflected Forms

pharynges (plural) pharynxes (plural)

Derived Forms

actinopharynx buccopharynx craniopharyngioma cytopharynx epipharynx glossopharynx hypopharynx laryngopharynx mesopharynx nasopharynx neopharynx oropharynx

Phrases

pharyngo- pharyng-

Frequently Paired Words

pharyngeal pharyngo- pharyng- larynx

Synonyms

throat

Rhymes With

larynx nasopharynx oropharynx hypopharynx laryngopharynx electrolarynx epipharynx retropharynx orolarynx

Questions

How do you pronounce pharynx?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/.
What does pharynx mean?
The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
Where does pharynx come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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