prophase
noun
prophase is spelled P-R-O-P-H-A-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prophase means “The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prophase is prophases.
How many letters and syllables are in prophase?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-P-H-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 prophase?
Prophase appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
Forms of prophase
- prophases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prophase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.
- 2
The first stage of meiosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prophase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the first stage of mitosis:
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 prophase come from?
From pro- + phase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).