anaphase
/ˈænəˌfeɪz/noun
anaphase is spelled A-N-A-P-H-A-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anaphase means “The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anaphase is anaphases.
How many letters and syllables are in anaphase?
| Letters | 8: A-N-A-P-H-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 anaphase?
Anaphase appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 anaphase?
- /ˈænəˌfeɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of anaphase
- anaphases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anaphase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anaphase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate:
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 anaphase come from?
19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).