coleoptile
/kɒliːˈɒptɪl/noun
coleoptile is spelled C-O-L-E-O-P-T-I-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coleoptile means “A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coleoptile is coleoptiles.
How many letters and syllables are in coleoptile?
| Letters | 10: C-O-L-E-O-P-T-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 coleoptile?
Coleoptile appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 coleoptile?
- UK /kɒliːˈɒptɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of coleoptile
- coleoptiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coleoptile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coleoptile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in botany, a pointed sheath:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coléoptile |
| Spanish | coleóptilo |
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 coleoptile come from?
A classical compound of the Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) + the English -ptile (“leaf”) – the suffix representing the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptĭ́lon) – probably after the French coléoptile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).