mesenchyme
noun
mesenchyme is spelled M-E-S-E-N-C-H-Y-M-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesenchyme means “That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mesenchyme is mesenchymes.
How many letters and syllables are in mesenchyme?
| Letters | 10: M-E-S-E-N-C-H-Y-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 mesenchyme?
Mesenchyme appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 mesenchyme?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-mesenchyme.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mesenchyme
- mesenchymes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesenchyme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mesenchyme in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mésenchyme |
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 mesenchyme come from?
Late 19th c.: from meso- (“cellular tissue”) + -enchyme (from parenchyma).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).