placode
/ˈplækəʊd/noun
placode is spelled P-L-A-C-O-D-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, placode means “A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of placode is placodes.
How many letters and syllables are in placode?
| Letters | 7: P-L-A-C-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 placode?
Placode appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 placode?
- /ˈplækəʊd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-placode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of placode
- placodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo from which an organ, especially a sense organ, develops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Placode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense platelike thickening of the epithelial layer of an embryo:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | placode |
| German | Plakode |
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.