phototropism
noun
phototropism is spelled P-H-O-T-O-T-R-O-P-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phototropism means “The movement of a plant towards or away from light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phototropism is phototropisms.
How many letters and syllables are in phototropism?
| Letters | 12: P-H-O-T-O-T-R-O-P-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 phototropism?
Phototropism appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 phototropism?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-phototropism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phototropism
- phototropisms plural
- phototrophism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phototropism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The movement of a plant towards or away from light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phototropism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | héliotropisme |
| German | Fototropismus |
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 phototropism come from?
From photo- + -tropism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).