plesiomorphic
ple·sio·mor·phic/ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/adjective
plesiomorphic is spelled P-L-E-S-I-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C: 13 letters and 4 syllables (ple·sio·mor·phic). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plesiomorphic means “Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plesiomorphic?
| Letters | 13: P-L-E-S-I-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ple·sio·mor·phic |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 plesiomorphic?
Plesiomorphic appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 plesiomorphic?
- US /ˌplizioʊˈmɔɹfɪk/
Plesiomorphic has 4 syllables, split ple·sio·mor·phic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with plesiomorphic?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plesiomorphic from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹfɪk/):
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 plesiomorphic
- more plesiomorphic comparative
- most plesiomorphic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plesiomorphic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.
- 2
Plesiomorphous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plesiomorphic come from?
From plesiomorph + -ic or plesio- + -morphic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).