deoxyribonucleic
/di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/adjective
deoxyribonucleic is spelled D-E-O-X-Y-R-I-B-O-N-U-C-L-E-I-C: 16 letters and 8 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deoxyribonucleic means “Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deoxyribonucleic?
| Letters | 16: D-E-O-X-Y-R-I-B-O-N-U-C-L-E-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 8 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deoxyribonucleic?
Deoxyribonucleic appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 deoxyribonucleic?
- UK /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk/
- US /di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/
Deoxyribonucleic has 8 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-deoxyribonucleic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deoxyribonucleic?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deoxyribonucleic from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deoxyribonucleic
- desoxyribonucleic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deoxyribonucleic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deoxyribonucleic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désoxyribonucléique |
| Portuguese | desoxirribonucleico |
| Spanish | desoxirribonucleico |
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 deoxyribonucleic come from?
From deoxyribose + nucleic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).