plastid
/ˈplæ.stɪd/noun
plastid is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plastid means “Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plastid is plastids.
How many letters and syllables are in plastid?
| Letters | 7: P-L-A-S-T-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 plastid?
Plastid appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 plastid?
- US /ˈplæ.stɪd/
Plastid 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-plastid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plastid?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plastid from its last stressed vowel (/æstɪd/):
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 plastid
- plastids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plastid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plastid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various organelles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plastide, plaste |
| German | Plastid, Plastide |
| Portuguese | plastídeo |
| Spanish | plasto, plástido, plastidio |
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 plastid come from?
From German Plastid, from Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós), verbal adjective of πλάσσω (plássō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).