propagule
/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡjuːl/noun
propagule is spelled P-R-O-P-A-G-U-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, propagule means “A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of propagule is propagules.
How many letters and syllables are in propagule?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-P-A-G-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 propagule?
Propagule appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 propagule?
- /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡjuːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-propagule.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of propagule
- propagules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does propagule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle e.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Propagule in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reproductive particle released by an organism to propagate itself:
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 propagule come from?
See propagate and -ule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).