apocrine
/ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/adjective
apocrine is spelled A-P-O-C-R-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, apocrine means “Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apocrine?
| Letters | 8: A-P-O-C-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 apocrine?
Apocrine appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 apocrine?
- /ˈæpəˌkɹɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apocrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apocrine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as apocrine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: procaine.
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).
What does apocrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apocrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apócrino |
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 apocrine come from?
From apo- (“away from”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).