blastula
/ˈblæst͡ʃələ/noun
blastula is spelled B-L-A-S-T-U-L-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blastula means “An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blastula is blastulas or blastulae.
How many letters and syllables are in blastula?
| Letters | 8: B-L-A-S-T-U-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 blastula?
Blastula appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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).
How do you pronounce blastula?
- /ˈblæst͡ʃələ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of blastula
- blastulas plural
- blastulae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blastula mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blastula in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an early form in the development of an embryo:
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 blastula come from?
From New Latin blastula, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).