prokaryote
pro·kary·ote/pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/noun
prokaryote is spelled P-R-O-K-A-R-Y-O-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pro·kary·ote). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prokaryote means “An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prokaryote is prokaryotes.
How many letters and syllables are in prokaryote?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-K-A-R-Y-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pro·kary·ote |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 prokaryote?
Prokaryote appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 prokaryote?
- UK /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/
- UK /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/
- US /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/
Prokaryote has 3 syllables, split pro·kary·ote in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prokaryote.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-prokaryote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prokaryote?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prokaryote from its last stressed vowel (/æɹioʊt/):
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 prokaryote
- prokaryotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prokaryote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
- 2
In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prokaryote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organism characterized by absence of nucleus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | procaryote |
| German | Prokaryot |
| Portuguese | procarionte, procarioto |
| Spanish | procariota, procarionte |
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 prokaryote come from?
From pro- + karyon + -ote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).