notochord
noun
notochord is spelled N-O-T-O-C-H-O-R-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, notochord means “A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of notochord is notochords.
How many letters and syllables are in notochord?
| Letters | 9: N-O-T-O-C-H-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is notochord?
Notochord appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 notochord?
Notochord has 3 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).
Forms of notochord
- notochords plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does notochord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates; a primitive spine.
- 2
A similar structure found in the embryos of vertebrates from which the spine develops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Notochord in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Notochorda |
| Spanish | notocuerda, notocorda |
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 notochord come from?
From noto- + chord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).