cladistics
/kləˈdɪs.tɪks/noun
cladistics is spelled C-L-A-D-I-S-T-I-C-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. 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, cladistics means “An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cladistics?
| Letters | 10: C-L-A-D-I-S-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| 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 cladistics?
Cladistics 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 cladistics?
- UK /kləˈdɪs.tɪks/
Cladistics has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cladistics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon symplesiomorphies (shared ancestral characteristics); a method of classifying organisms based on their evolutionary relationships instead of superficial characteristics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cladistics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cladistique |
| German | Kladistik |
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 cladistics come from?
From clade + -istic, from Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).