methanogen
noun
methanogen is spelled M-E-T-H-A-N-O-G-E-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methanogen means “Any of various archaebacteria capable of methanogenesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methanogen is methanogens.
How many letters and syllables are in methanogen?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-H-A-N-O-G-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 methanogen?
Methanogen appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 methanogen
- methanogens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methanogen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various archaebacteria capable of methanogenesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Methanogen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense archaebacterium capable of methanogenesis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méthanogène |
| Spanish | metanógeno |
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.