clonal
/ˈkloʊnəl/adjective
clonal is spelled C-L-O-N-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clonal means “Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clonal?
| Letters | 6: C-L-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clonal?
Clonal appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 clonal?
- UK /ˈkləʊnəl/
- US /ˈkloʊnəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clonal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clonal?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clonal from its last stressed vowel (/oʊnəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does clonal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to, or created by asexual reproduction (cloning)
- 2
That lives with others of the same kind
- 3
Related to the descendants through cell division of a single identifiable cell, either in vitro or in vivo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clonal come from?
From clone + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).