autogamy
noun
autogamy is spelled A-U-T-O-G-A-M-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autogamy means “Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of autogamy is autogamies.
How many letters and syllables are in autogamy?
| Letters | 8: A-U-T-O-G-A-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 autogamy?
Autogamy appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 autogamy
- autogamies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autogamy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
- 2
Sologamy, marriage to oneself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autogamy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense self-fertilization:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autogamie |
| German | Autogamie, Selbstbefruchtung |
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 autogamy come from?
From auto- + -gamy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).