ascomycete
noun
ascomycete is spelled A-S-C-O-M-Y-C-E-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ascomycete means “Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ascomycete is ascomycetes.
How many letters and syllables are in ascomycete?
| Letters | 10: A-S-C-O-M-Y-C-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 ascomycete?
Ascomycete appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 ascomycete
- ascomycetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ascomycete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ascomycete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fungus of the phylum Ascomycota:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ascomycète |
| German | Schlauchpilz |
| Portuguese | ascomiceto |
| Spanish | ascomiceto |
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 ascomycete come from?
From the taxonomic name Ascomycetes (older synonym of Ascomycota) reanalyzed as a plural common noun; by surface analysis, asco- + -mycete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).