paleozoic
/ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/adjective
paleozoic is spelled P-A-L-E-O-Z-O-I-C: 9 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paleozoic means “Alternative form of Paleozoic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paleozoic?
| Letters | 9: P-A-L-E-O-Z-O-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 paleozoic?
Paleozoic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 paleozoic?
- /ˈpeɪl.iəˌzəʊɪk/
Paleozoic has 5 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)-Vealhurl-Paleozoic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does paleozoic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Paleozoic.
adjective
- 1
Of a geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon that comprises the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods from about 542 to 250 million years ago, from the age of trilobites to that of reptiles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paleozoic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paléozoïque |
| German | paläozoisch |
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 paleozoic come from?
From paleo- + -zoic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).