odontoblast
noun
odontoblast is spelled O-D-O-N-T-O-B-L-A-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, odontoblast means “A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of odontoblast is odontoblasts.
How many letters and syllables are in odontoblast?
| Letters | 11: O-D-O-N-T-O-B-L-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 odontoblast?
Odontoblast appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 odontoblast
- odontoblasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does odontoblast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Odontoblast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | odontoblaste |
| German | Odontoblast |
| Portuguese | odontoblasto |
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 odontoblast come from?
From odonto- + -blast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).