allomorph
/ˈæl.oʊ.mɔɹf/noun
allomorph is spelled A-L-L-O-M-O-R-P-H: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, allomorph means “Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of allomorph is allomorphs.
How many letters and syllables are in allomorph?
| Letters | 9: A-L-L-O-M-O-R-P-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is allomorph?
Allomorph appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 allomorph?
- UK /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/
- US /ˈæl.oʊ.mɔɹf/
- US /ˈæl.ə.mɔɹf/
Allomorph has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-allomorph.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of allomorph
- allomorphs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allomorph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
- 2
Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allomorph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense phonological representation of a morpheme:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | allomorphe |
| German | Allomorph |
| Portuguese | alomorfe |
| Spanish | alomorfo |
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 allomorph come from?
From allo- + -morph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).