organogenesis
noun
organogenesis is spelled O-R-G-A-N-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, organogenesis means “the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of organogenesis is organogeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in organogenesis?
| Letters | 13: O-R-G-A-N-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is organogenesis?
Organogenesis appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 organogenesis?
Organogenesis has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of organogenesis
- organogeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organogenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Organogenesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formation and development of the organs from embryonic cells:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | organogenèse |
| Spanish | organogénesis |
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 organogenesis come from?
From organo- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).