autologous
adjective
autologous is spelled A-U-T-O-L-O-G-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, autologous means “Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in autologous?
| Letters | 10: A-U-T-O-L-O-G-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 autologous?
Autologous appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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).
What does autologous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does autologous come from?
From autology + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).