cariogenic
adjective
cariogenic is spelled C-A-R-I-O-G-E-N-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cariogenic means “Of, or relating to cariogenesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cariogenic?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-I-O-G-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 cariogenic?
Cariogenic appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 cariogenic
- more cariogenic comparative
- most cariogenic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cariogenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to cariogenesis
- 2
Producing dental caries
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cariogenic come from?
From cario- + -genic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).