reticulocyte
noun
reticulocyte is spelled R-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-C-Y-T-E: 12 letters. 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, reticulocyte means “An immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reticulocyte is reticulocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in reticulocyte?
| Letters | 12: R-E-T-I-C-U-L-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| 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 reticulocyte?
Reticulocyte 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).
Forms of reticulocyte
- reticulocytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reticulocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reticulocyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense immature red blood cell:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réticulocyte |
| Spanish | reticulocito |
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 reticulocyte come from?
From reticulo- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).