oomycete
noun
oomycete is spelled O-O-M-Y-C-E-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oomycete means “Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oomycete is oomycetes or oömycetes.
How many letters and syllables are in oomycete?
| Letters | 8: O-O-M-Y-C-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 oomycete?
Oomycete appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 oomycete
- oomycetes plural
- oömycete
- oömycetes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oomycete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.
noun
- 1
rareRare spelling of oomycete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oomycete come from?
From oo- + -mycete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).