spermatheca
/ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/noun
spermatheca is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-H-E-C-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spermatheca means “A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spermatheca is spermathecas or spermathecae.
How many letters and syllables are in spermatheca?
| Letters | 11: S-P-E-R-M-A-T-H-E-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is spermatheca?
Spermatheca appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 spermatheca?
- UK /ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with spermatheca?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as spermatheca from its last stressed vowel (/ikə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of spermatheca
- spermathecas plural
- spermathecae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spermatheca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spermatheca in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small sac:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spermathèque |
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 spermatheca come from?
From sperma- + theca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).