nucleocapsid
noun
nucleocapsid is spelled N-U-C-L-E-O-C-A-P-S-I-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nucleocapsid means “The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nucleocapsid is nucleocapsids.
How many letters and syllables are in nucleocapsid?
| Letters | 12: N-U-C-L-E-O-C-A-P-S-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 nucleocapsid?
Nucleocapsid appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 nucleocapsid
- nucleocapsids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nucleocapsid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by a coat of protein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nucleocapsid come from?
From nucleo- + capsid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).