heterothallic
adjective, noun
heterothallic is spelled H-E-T-E-R-O-T-H-A-L-L-I-C: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, heterothallic means “Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heterothallic?
| Letters | 13: H-E-T-E-R-O-T-H-A-L-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 heterothallic?
Heterothallic appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 heterothallic
- heterothallics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heterothallic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants
noun
- 1
Such an alga or fungus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heterothallic come from?
From hetero- + thallic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).