leukocyte
/ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/noun
leukocyte is spelled L-E-U-K-O-C-Y-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leukocyte means “Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leukocyte is leukocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in leukocyte?
| Letters | 9: L-E-U-K-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 leukocyte?
Leukocyte appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 leukocyte?
- /ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/
Leukocyte has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-leukocyte.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-leukocyte.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leukocyte
- leukocytes plural
- leucocyte UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leukocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leukocyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scientific name for white blood cell – see also white blood cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | leucocyte |
| German | Leukozyt, weißes Blutkörperchen |
| Portuguese | leucócito |
| Spanish | leucocito |
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 leukocyte come from?
From leuko- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).