pleomorphism
noun
pleomorphism is spelled P-L-E-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleomorphism means “The occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleomorphism is pleomorphisms.
How many letters and syllables are in pleomorphism?
| Letters | 12: P-L-E-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 pleomorphism?
Pleomorphism appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 pleomorphism?
- US
Pleomorphism has 5 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-pleomorphism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pleomorphism
- pleomorphisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleomorphism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism.
- 2
Synonym of polymorphism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pleomorphism come from?
From pleo- (“full, many”) + -morphism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).