ribulose
noun
ribulose is spelled R-I-B-U-L-O-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ribulose means “a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ribulose is ribuloses.
How many letters and syllables are in ribulose?
| Letters | 8: R-I-B-U-L-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 ribulose?
Ribulose appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 ribulose
- ribuloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ribulose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a ketopentose whose phosphate derivatives participate in photosynthesis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ribulose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ketopentose whose derivatives participate in photosynthesis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ribulosa |
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.