argonaute
noun
argonaute is spelled A-R-G-O-N-A-U-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, argonaute means “Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of argonaute is argonautes.
How many letters and syllables are in argonaute?
| Letters | 9: A-R-G-O-N-A-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 argonaute?
Argonaute appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of argonaute
- argonautes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does argonaute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Argonaute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of a group of proteins responsible for RNA interference:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Argonauta |
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.