keratinocyte
noun
keratinocyte is spelled K-E-R-A-T-I-N-O-C-Y-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keratinocyte means “A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keratinocyte is keratinocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in keratinocyte?
| Letters | 12: K-E-R-A-T-I-N-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 keratinocyte?
Keratinocyte appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 keratinocyte
- keratinocytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratinocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keratinocyte come from?
From keratin + -o- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).