cryosphere
noun
cryosphere is spelled C-R-Y-O-S-P-H-E-R-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryosphere means “All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryosphere is cryospheres.
How many letters and syllables are in cryosphere?
| Letters | 10: C-R-Y-O-S-P-H-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 cryosphere?
Cryosphere appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 cryosphere?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-cryosphere.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cryosphere
- cryospheres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryosphere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
Climate change has a strong effect on the cryosphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryosphere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense areas where the surface is frozen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cryosphère |
| German | Kryosphäre |
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 cryosphere come from?
From cryo- + -sphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).