morphogenesis
/ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/noun
morphogenesis is spelled M-O-R-P-H-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morphogenesis means “The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morphogenesis is morphogeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in morphogenesis?
| Letters | 13: M-O-R-P-H-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is morphogenesis?
Morphogenesis appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 morphogenesis?
- UK /ˌmɔː.fəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
- US /ˌmɔɹ.foʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
Morphogenesis has 5 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)-Neøn-morphogenesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with morphogenesis?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as morphogenesis from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnəsɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of morphogenesis
- morphogeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morphogenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Morphogenesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the differentiation of tissues and subsequent growth of structures in an organis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | morphogénie, morphogenèse |
| Portuguese | morfogenia, morfogénese, morfogênese |
| Spanish | morfogenía |
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 morphogenesis come from?
From morpho- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).