pleomorphic
adjective
pleomorphic is spelled P-L-E-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pleomorphic means “Having a lifecycle whose stages involve embodiment in diverse forms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pleomorphic?
| Letters | 11: P-L-E-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pleomorphic?
Pleomorphic appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 pleomorphic?
- US
Pleomorphic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pleomorphic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pleomorphic
- more pleomorphic comparative
- most pleomorphic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleomorphic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a lifecycle whose stages involve embodiment in diverse forms.
- 2
Synonym of polymorphic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).