phospholipid
/ˌfɑs.foʊˈlɪ.pɪd/noun
phospholipid is spelled P-H-O-S-P-H-O-L-I-P-I-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phospholipid means “Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phospholipid is phospholipids.
How many letters and syllables are in phospholipid?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-S-P-H-O-L-I-P-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 phospholipid?
Phospholipid appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 phospholipid?
- US /ˌfɑs.foʊˈlɪ.pɪd/
- US /ˌfɑs.fəˈlɪ.pɪd/
Phospholipid has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-phospholipid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phospholipid?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phospholipid from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpɪd/):
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 phospholipid
- phospholipids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phospholipid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phospholipid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lipid consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phospholipide |
| German | Phospholipid |
| Portuguese | fosfolipídio, fosfolípide |
| Spanish | fosfolípido |
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.