oligochaete
/ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːt/noun
oligochaete is spelled O-L-I-G-O-C-H-A-E-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oligochaete means “Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oligochaete is oligochaetes.
How many letters and syllables are in oligochaete?
| Letters | 11: O-L-I-G-O-C-H-A-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is oligochaete?
Oligochaete appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 oligochaete?
- US /ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with oligochaete?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oligochaete from its last stressed vowel (/it/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of oligochaete
- oligochaetes plural
- oligochete
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oligochaete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oligochaete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worm of the class Oligochaeta:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | oligoqueta |
| Spanish | oligoqueto |
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.