aDNA
noun
aDNA is spelled A-D-N-A: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aDNA means “Any DNA sample recovered from biological samples not intended for DNA use, including historical and archeological samples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aDNA is aDNAs.
How many letters and syllables are in aDNA?
| Letters | 4: A-D-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aDNA?
ADNA appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of aDNA
- aDNAs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aDNA mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any DNA sample recovered from biological samples not intended for DNA use, including historical and archeological samples.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aDNA come from?
Initialism, from ancient DNA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).