chondrocyte
chon·dro·cyte/ˈkɑn.dɹəˌsaɪt/noun
chondrocyte is spelled C-H-O-N-D-R-O-C-Y-T-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables (chon·dro·cyte). It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chondrocyte means “A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chondrocyte is chondrocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in chondrocyte?
| Letters | 11: C-H-O-N-D-R-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: chon·dro·cyte |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 chondrocyte?
Chondrocyte appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 chondrocyte?
- UK /ˈkɒn.dɹəˌsaɪt/
- US /ˈkɑn.dɹəˌsaɪt/
Chondrocyte has 3 syllables, split chon·dro·cyte in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-chondrocyte.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chondrocyte
- chondrocytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chondrocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chondrocyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chondrocyte |
| German | Chondrozyt, Knorpelzelle |
| Portuguese | condrócito |
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 chondrocyte come from?
From chondro- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).