Cenozoic
/ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/adjective
Cenozoic is spelled C-E-N-O-Z-O-I-C: 8 letters and 4 syllables. 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, Cenozoic means “Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Cenozoic?
| Letters | 8: C-E-N-O-Z-O-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Cenozoic?
Cenozoic 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).
How do you pronounce Cenozoic?
- UK /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/
- UK /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/
- UK /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/
Cenozoic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Cenozoic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Cenozoic
- Caenozoic
- Cænozoic
- Cainozoic
- Kainozoic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cenozoic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cenozoic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present:
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 Cenozoic come from?
From ceno- + -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).