piwi
/ˈpiwi/noun
piwi is spelled P-I-W-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piwi means “A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piwi is piwis.
How many letters and syllables are in piwi?
| Letters | 4: P-I-W-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 piwi?
Piwi appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 piwi?
- /ˈpiwi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piwi
- piwis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piwi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.
- 2
a small Australian magpie lark, also known as a Murray magpie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piwi come from?
Short for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).