plasm
/ˈplæzəm/noun
plasm is spelled P-L-A-S-M: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plasm means “A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plasm is plasms.
How many letters and syllables are in plasm?
| Letters | 5: P-L-A-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is plasm?
Plasm appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 plasm?
- US /ˈplæzəm/
Plasm has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plasm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plasm?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plasm from its last stressed vowel (/æzəm/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: psalm.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of plasm
- plasms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plasm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicProtoplasm.
- 2
A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.
- 3
A membrane or cell layer, especially one in an embryo that later develops into a structure; the constituent cells of such a layer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plasm come from?
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”) or Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”), in some cases via German Plasma or French plasme, like English plasma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).