oocyst
/ˈəʊəsɪst/noun
oocyst is spelled O-O-C-Y-S-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oocyst means “A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans that develops into sporozoite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oocyst is oocysts.
How many letters and syllables are in oocyst?
| Letters | 6: O-O-C-Y-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 oocyst?
Oocyst appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 oocyst?
- UK /ˈəʊəsɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oocyst.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of oocyst
- oocysts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oocyst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA reproductive cell in certain fungi.
- 2
A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans that develops into sporozoite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oocyst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spore:
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 oocyst come from?
From oo- + cyst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).