GWAS
/ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/noun
GWAS is spelled G-W-A-S: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, GWAS means “Acronym of genome-wide association study, an analysis of allelic association for genes or genetic markers throughout a genome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of GWAS is GWASs or GWASes.
How many letters and syllables are in GWAS?
| Letters | 4: G-W-A-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 GWAS?
GWAS appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 GWAS?
- UK /ˈdʒiː.wɒs/
- US /ˈd͡ʒi.wɑs/
GWAS has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of GWAS
- GWASs plural
- GWASes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does GWAS mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acronym of genome-wide association study, an analysis of allelic association for genes or genetic markers throughout a genome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).