conodont
noun
conodont is spelled C-O-N-O-D-O-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conodont means “Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conodont is conodonts.
How many letters and syllables are in conodont?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-O-D-O-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 conodont?
Conodont appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
Forms of conodont
- conodonts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conodont mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several extinct fish-like chordates having cone-like teeth.
- 2
A microfossil tooth of such an animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does conodont come from?
From Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + -odont.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).