blastopore
noun
blastopore is spelled B-L-A-S-T-O-P-O-R-E: 10 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, blastopore means “The opening into the archenteron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blastopore is blastopores.
How many letters and syllables are in blastopore?
| Letters | 10: B-L-A-S-T-O-P-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| 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 blastopore?
Blastopore 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 blastopore
- blastopores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blastopore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The opening into the archenteron
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blastopore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the opening into the archenteron:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blastopore |
| Portuguese | blastóporo |
| Spanish | blastóporo, blastoporo |
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 blastopore come from?
From blasto- + pore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).