phagocytosis
pha·go·cy·to·sis/ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/noun
phagocytosis is spelled P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-O-S-I-S: 12 letters and 5 syllables (pha·go·cy·to·sis). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phagocytosis means “A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phagocytosis is phagocytoses.
How many letters and syllables are in phagocytosis?
| Letters | 12: P-H-A-G-O-C-Y-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: pha·go·cy·to·sis |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is phagocytosis?
Phagocytosis appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 phagocytosis?
- UK /ˌfæɡ.əʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
- UK /ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
- US /ˌfæɡ.oʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
Phagocytosis has 5 syllables, split pha·go·cy·to·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-phagocytosis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phagocytosis?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phagocytosis from its last stressed vowel (/əʊsɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of phagocytosis
- phagocytoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phagocytosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phagocytosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phagocytose |
| German | Phagozytose |
| Portuguese | fagocitose |
| Spanish | fagocitosis |
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 phagocytosis come from?
From German Phagocytosis; equivalent to phagocyte + -osis; compare French phagocytose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).