lysosome
/ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/noun
lysosome is spelled L-Y-S-O-S-O-M-E: 8 letters. 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, lysosome means “An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lysosome is lysosomes.
How many letters and syllables are in lysosome?
| Letters | 8: L-Y-S-O-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| 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 lysosome?
Lysosome 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 lysosome?
- US /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lysosome.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lysosome
- lysosomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lysosome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lysosome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense digestive organelle:
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 lysosome come from?
From lyso- + -some.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).