phyletic
/faɪˈlɛtɪk/adjective
phyletic is spelled P-H-Y-L-E-T-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phyletic means “Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phyletic?
| Letters | 8: P-H-Y-L-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 phyletic?
Phyletic appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 phyletic?
- /faɪˈlɛtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phyletic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does phyletic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.
- 2
Of or pertaining to gradual evolutionary change along a single line of descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).