ergocalciferol
noun
ergocalciferol is spelled E-R-G-O-C-A-L-C-I-F-E-R-O-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ergocalciferol means “Constituent of vitamin D₁ and vitamin D₂” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ergocalciferol is ergocalciferols.
How many letters and syllables are in ergocalciferol?
| Letters | 14: E-R-G-O-C-A-L-C-I-F-E-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 ergocalciferol?
Ergocalciferol appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 ergocalciferol
- ergocalciferols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ergocalciferol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Constituent of vitamin D₁ and vitamin D₂.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ergocalciferol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of vitamin D:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ergocalciférol |
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 ergocalciferol come from?
From ergo- + calciferol. The calciferous ergosterol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).