ovule
/ˈɒvjuːl/noun
ovule is spelled O-V-U-L-E: 5 letters and 2 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, ovule means “The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ovule is ovules.
How many letters and syllables are in ovule?
| Letters | 5: O-V-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 ovule?
Ovule 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 ovule?
- /ˈɒvjuːl/
Ovule has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-ovule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ovule
- ovules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ovule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- 2
An immature ovum in mammals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ovule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany: structure that develops into a seed:
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 ovule come from?
Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).