pseudogene
noun
pseudogene is spelled P-S-E-U-D-O-G-E-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pseudogene means “A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pseudogene is pseudogenes.
How many letters and syllables are in pseudogene?
| Letters | 10: P-S-E-U-D-O-G-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 pseudogene?
Pseudogene appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 pseudogene?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-pseudogene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pseudogene
- pseudogenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pseudogene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pseudogene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense segment of DNA:
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 pseudogene come from?
From pseudo- + gene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).