dinoflagellate
noun
dinoflagellate is spelled D-I-N-O-F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-E: 14 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, dinoflagellate means “Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dinoflagellate is dinoflagellates.
How many letters and syllables are in dinoflagellate?
| Letters | 14: D-I-N-O-F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| 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 dinoflagellate?
Dinoflagellate 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 dinoflagellate
- dinoflagellates plural
- dinoflagelate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dinoflagellate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dinoflagellate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | dinoflagelado |
| Spanish | dinoflagelado |
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 dinoflagellate come from?
Borrowed from translingual Dinoflagellata (phylum name), equivalent to dino- + flagellate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).