morphosis
/mɔɹfoʊsɪs/noun
morphosis is spelled M-O-R-P-H-O-S-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morphosis means “The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morphosis is morphoses.
How many letters and syllables are in morphosis?
| Letters | 9: M-O-R-P-H-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 morphosis?
Morphosis appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 morphosis?
- UK /mɔːˈfəʊsɪs/
- US /mɔɹfoʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-morphosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of morphosis
- morphoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morphosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The way in which an organism (or an organ) changes form during development.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does morphosis come from?
From Late Latin morphosis, from Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).