eukaryote
eu·kary·ote/juˈkæɹi.oʊt/noun
eukaryote is spelled E-U-K-A-R-Y-O-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (eu·kary·ote). It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eukaryote means “Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eukaryote is eukaryotes or eukarya.
How many letters and syllables are in eukaryote?
| Letters | 9: E-U-K-A-R-Y-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: eu·kary·ote |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eukaryote?
Eukaryote appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 eukaryote?
- UK /juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/
- UK /juˈkæɹi.ɒt/
- US /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/
Eukaryote has 3 syllables, split eu·kary·ote in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-eukaryote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with eukaryote?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eukaryote from its last stressed vowel (/æɹioʊt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of eukaryote
- eukaryotes plural
- eukarya plural
- eucaryot
- eucaryote
- eukaryot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eukaryote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eukaryote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | eucaryote |
| German | Eukaryot |
| Portuguese | eucariota, eucarioto, eucarionte |
| Spanish | eucarionte |
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 eukaryote come from?
Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).