allometry
allo·metry/ˈæləˌmɛtɹɪ/noun
allometry is spelled A-L-L-O-M-E-T-R-Y: 9 letters and 2 syllables (allo·metry). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allometry means “Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allometry?
| Letters | 9: A-L-L-O-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: allo·metry |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 allometry?
Allometry appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
How do you pronounce allometry?
- /ˈæləˌmɛtɹɪ/
Allometry has 2 syllables, split allo·metry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-allometry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does allometry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
- 2
The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allometry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the science studying the differential growth rates of body parts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | allométrie |
| Portuguese | alometria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does allometry come from?
From allo- + -metry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).