eccrine
/ˈɛk.ɹɪn/adjective
eccrine is spelled E-C-C-R-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, eccrine means “Pertaining to a sweat gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eccrine?
| Letters | 7: E-C-C-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 eccrine?
Eccrine appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 eccrine?
- US /ˈɛk.ɹɪn/
- US /ˈɛk.ɹaɪn/
- US /ˈɛk.ɹin/
Eccrine has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-eccrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does eccrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a sweat gland.
- 2
Pertaining to sweat.
- 3
Exocrine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eccrine come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).