nucleoid
/ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/noun
nucleoid is spelled N-U-C-L-E-O-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nucleoid means “The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nucleoid is nucleoids.
How many letters and syllables are in nucleoid?
| Letters | 8: N-U-C-L-E-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 nucleoid?
Nucleoid appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 nucleoid?
- UK /ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd/
- US /ˈnjukliˌɔɪd/
- US /ˈnu-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nucleoid
- nucleoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nucleoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nucleoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic materia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nucléoïde |
| Portuguese | nucleoide |
| Spanish | nucleoide |
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 nucleoid come from?
From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).