endocarp
en·do·carp/ˈendōˌkärp/noun
endocarp is spelled E-N-D-O-C-A-R-P: 8 letters and 3 syllables (en·do·carp). It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, endocarp means “The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of endocarp is endocarps.
How many letters and syllables are in endocarp?
| Letters | 8: E-N-D-O-C-A-R-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·do·carp |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 endocarp?
Endocarp appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 endocarp?
- US /ˈendōˌkärp/
Endocarp has 3 syllables, split en·do·carp in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-endocarp.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of endocarp
- endocarps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endocarp mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable).
Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endocarp in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inner layer of the pericarp:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endocarpe |
| German | Endokarp |
| Portuguese | endocarpo |
| Spanish | endocarpio |
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 endocarp come from?
From endo- + -carp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).