ploidy
/ˈplɔɪdi/noun
ploidy is spelled P-L-O-I-D-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ploidy means “The number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ploidy is ploidies.
How many letters and syllables are in ploidy?
| Letters | 6: P-L-O-I-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ploidy?
Ploidy appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 ploidy?
- UK /ˈplɔɪdi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ploidy
- ploidies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ploidy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ploidy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ploïdie |
| German | Ploidiegrad |
| Spanish | ploidía |
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 ploidy come from?
From the ending of words such as haploidy, polyploidy etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).