phytosterol
noun
phytosterol is spelled P-H-Y-T-O-S-T-E-R-O-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phytosterol means “Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phytosterol is phytosterols.
How many letters and syllables are in phytosterol?
| Letters | 11: P-H-Y-T-O-S-T-E-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 phytosterol?
Phytosterol appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 phytosterol
- phytosterols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phytosterol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phytosterol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phytostérol |
| German | Phytosterine |
| Portuguese | fitoesterol |
| Spanish | fitoesterol |
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 phytosterol come from?
From phyto- + sterol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).