ctenophore
cte·no·phore/ˈtiː.nəˌfɔɹ/noun
ctenophore is spelled C-T-E-N-O-P-H-O-R-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cte·no·phore). It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ctenophore means “Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ctenophore is ctenophores.
How many letters and syllables are in ctenophore?
| Letters | 10: C-T-E-N-O-P-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cte·no·phore |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 ctenophore?
Ctenophore appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 ctenophore?
- UK /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔː/
- UK /ˈtɛn.əˌfɔː/
- US /ˈtiː.nəˌfɔɹ/
Ctenophore has 3 syllables, split cte·no·phore in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-ctenophore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ctenophore
- ctenophores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ctenophore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ctenophore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cténophore, cténaire |
| German | Rippenqualle, Kammqualle |
| Portuguese | ctenóforo |
| Spanish | ctenóforo, tenóforo |
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 ctenophore come from?
Borrowed from translingual Ctenophora; equivalent to cteno- + -phore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).