phosphatidyl
/fɒsˈfætɪdɪl/noun
phosphatidyl is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-I-D-Y-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phosphatidyl means “A radical derived from a phosphatide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phosphatidyl is phosphatidyls.
How many letters and syllables are in phosphatidyl?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-I-D-Y-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 phosphatidyl?
Phosphatidyl appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 phosphatidyl?
- /fɒsˈfætɪdɪl/
- /-aɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of phosphatidyl
- phosphatidyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phosphatidyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A radical derived from a phosphatide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phosphatidyl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense radical derived from a phosphatide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fosfatidilo |
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 phosphatidyl come from?
From phosphatidate + -yl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).