allopatric
adjective
allopatric is spelled A-L-L-O-P-A-T-R-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allopatric means “Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allopatric?
| Letters | 10: A-L-L-O-P-A-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is allopatric?
Allopatric appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
What rhymes with allopatric?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as allopatric.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: patrilocal.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of allopatric
- more allopatric comparative
- most allopatric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allopatric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allopatric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense geographically isolated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | allopatrique |
| German | allopatrische |
| Portuguese | alopátrico |
| Spanish | alopátrico |
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 allopatric come from?
From allopatry + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).