gymnosperm
noun
gymnosperm is spelled G-Y-M-N-O-S-P-E-R-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gymnosperm means “Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gymnosperm is gymnosperms.
How many letters and syllables are in gymnosperm?
| Letters | 10: G-Y-M-N-O-S-P-E-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 gymnosperm?
Gymnosperm appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 gymnosperm?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gymnosperm.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gymnosperm
- gymnosperms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gymnosperm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gymnosperm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant whose seeds are not in an ovary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gymnosperme |
| German | Nacktsamer, nacktsamige Pflanze |
| Portuguese | gimnosperma |
| Spanish | gimnosperma |
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 gymnosperm come from?
from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”). By surface analysis, gymno- + sperm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).