protoplast
/ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/noun
protoplast is spelled P-R-O-T-O-P-L-A-S-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, protoplast means “The first-created human; Adam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of protoplast is protoplasts.
How many letters and syllables are in protoplast?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-T-O-P-L-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 protoplast?
Protoplast appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 protoplast?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊ.təˌplæst/
- UK /-ˌplast/
- US /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌplæst/
Protoplast has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of protoplast
- more protoplast comparative
- most protoplast superlative
- protoplasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does protoplast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The first-created human; Adam.
- 2
rareA prototype or archetype; a model.
- 3
The first person in a given family, lineage etc.; an ancestor.
- 4
The contents of a plant cell.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteCreated first; archetypal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Protoplast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense contents of a plant cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | protoplasto |
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 protoplast come from?
From Middle French prothoplaste, and its source Late Latin protoplastus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρωτόπλαστος (prōtóplastos, “first-formed”), from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) + πλαστός (plastós, “formed, moulded”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).