phyllosphere
noun
phyllosphere is spelled P-H-Y-L-L-O-S-P-H-E-R-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phyllosphere means “The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phyllosphere is phyllospheres.
How many letters and syllables are in phyllosphere?
| Letters | 12: P-H-Y-L-L-O-S-P-H-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 phyllosphere?
Phyllosphere appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of phyllosphere
- phyllospheres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phyllosphere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The above-ground surface of plants, viewed as a habitat for microorganisms
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phyllosphere come from?
From phyllo- + -sphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).