mendelian
adjective
mendelian is spelled M-E-N-D-E-L-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mendelian means “Alternative letter-case form of Mendelian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mendelian?
| Letters | 9: M-E-N-D-E-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 mendelian?
Mendelian appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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).
What does mendelian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Mendelian.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Austrian biologist and friar Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) or his theories of genetics.
- 2
Following Gregor Mendel's laws of intergenerational gene transmission.
a Mendelian disease
- 3
Of or relating to Gregor Mendel's laws of gene transmission.
There are Mendelian inconsistencies in the data.
noun
- 1
An adherent of the views of the Austrian biologist and friar Gregor Mendel (1822–1884).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mendelian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to Gregor Mendel or his theories of genetics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mendélien |
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 mendelian come from?
From Mendel + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).