periplasm
peri·plasm/ˈpɛɹiˌplæzəm/noun
periplasm is spelled P-E-R-I-P-L-A-S-M: 9 letters and 2 syllables (peri·plasm). It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, periplasm means “The region between the plasma membrane and the outer membrane or cell wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of periplasm is periplasms.
How many letters and syllables are in periplasm?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-I-P-L-A-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: peri·plasm |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 periplasm?
Periplasm appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 periplasm?
- /ˈpɛɹiˌplæzəm/
- /ˈpɛɹəˌplæzəm/
Periplasm has 2 syllables, split peri·plasm in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of periplasm
- periplasms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does periplasm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The region between the plasma membrane and the outer membrane or cell wall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does periplasm come from?
From peri- + -plasm. Coined by Peter D. Mitchell in 1961.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).