sarcomere
/ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/noun
sarcomere is spelled S-A-R-C-O-M-E-R-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sarcomere means “The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sarcomere is sarcomeres.
How many letters and syllables are in sarcomere?
| Letters | 9: S-A-R-C-O-M-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 sarcomere?
Sarcomere appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 sarcomere?
- UK /ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/
- UK /ˈsɑː.kəˌmɪə/
- US /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/
Sarcomere 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 sarcomere
- sarcomeres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sarcomere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sarcomere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense contractile unit of myofibril in striated muscle:
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 sarcomere come from?
From sarco- (“flesh”) + -mere (“component”), from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) and μέρος (méros).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).