pericyte
noun
pericyte is spelled P-E-R-I-C-Y-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pericyte means “A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pericyte is pericytes.
How many letters and syllables are in pericyte?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-I-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 pericyte?
Pericyte appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 pericyte
- pericytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pericyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of mesenchymal cell which in aggregation forms a contractile wrapping around a capillary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pericyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mesenchymal cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pericito |
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 pericyte come from?
From peri- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).