centriole
/ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/noun
centriole is spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-O-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, centriole means “A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of centriole is centrioles.
How many letters and syllables are in centriole?
| Letters | 9: C-E-N-T-R-I-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| 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 centriole?
Centriole 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).
How do you pronounce centriole?
- /ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-centriole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of centriole
- centrioles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centriole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Centriole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense barrel shaped microtubule:
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 centriole come from?
From Latin centriolum, diminutive of centrum. English equivalent centri- + -ole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).