gametophyte
noun
gametophyte is spelled G-A-M-E-T-O-P-H-Y-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gametophyte means “A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gametophyte is gametophytes.
How many letters and syllables are in gametophyte?
| Letters | 11: G-A-M-E-T-O-P-H-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gametophyte?
Gametophyte appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 gametophyte?
Gametophyte has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gametophyte
- gametophytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gametophyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant (or the haploid phase in its life cycle) which produces gametes by mitosis in order to produce a zygote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gametophyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant which produces gametes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gamétophyte |
| German | Gametophyt |
| Portuguese | gametófito |
| Spanish | gametofito, gametófito |
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 gametophyte come from?
From gameto- + -phyte (“plant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).