-cyte
/-ˌsaɪt/
"cyte" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“-cyte” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cyte · -cyte · English
-cyte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -cyte |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | /-ˌsaɪt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “-cyte” in English
Rare enough to double-check
-cyte is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed /-ˌsaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.".
-cyte has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte. The correct English form is -cyte, spelled --C-Y-T-E.
Definition
- 1Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
Etymology
From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.