chimerism
noun
chimerism is spelled C-H-I-M-E-R-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chimerism means “The property of being a genetic chimera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chimerism is chimerisms.
How many letters and syllables are in chimerism?
| Letters | 9: C-H-I-M-E-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 chimerism?
Chimerism appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 chimerism
- chimerisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chimerism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being a genetic chimera.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chimerism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being a genetic chimera:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chimérisme |
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 chimerism come from?
From chimera + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).