conformer
/ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/noun
conformer is spelled C-O-N-F-O-R-M-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conformer means “Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conformer is conformers.
How many letters and syllables are in conformer?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-F-O-R-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 conformer?
Conformer appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 conformer?
- US /ˈkɑn.fɚmɚ/
As a noun (“A person who conforms; a conformist”): /kənˈfɔɹmɚ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of conformer
- conformers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conformer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that corresponds to a distinct potential energy minimum.
- 2
A particular folded state or conformation of a protein, especially an abnormal conformation of a prion
- 3
A person who conforms; a conformist.
- 4
A Conformist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conformer come from?
Blend of conformational + isomer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).