endophyte
noun
endophyte is spelled E-N-D-O-P-H-Y-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, endophyte means “Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of endophyte is endophytes.
How many letters and syllables are in endophyte?
| Letters | 9: E-N-D-O-P-H-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 endophyte?
Endophyte appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 endophyte
- endophytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endophyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endophyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endophyte |
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 endophyte come from?
From endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).