ootheca
/əʊəˈθiːkə/noun
ootheca is spelled O-O-T-H-E-C-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ootheca means “An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ootheca is oothecae or oöthecae.
How many letters and syllables are in ootheca?
| Letters | 7: O-O-T-H-E-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 ootheca?
Ootheca appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 ootheca?
- /əʊəˈθiːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ootheca
- oothecae plural
- oötheca
- oöthecae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ootheca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
- 2
The theca or sporangium of ferns.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of ootheca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ootheca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense egg case of orthopteroid insects:
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 ootheca come from?
From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).