spermatogenesis

noun

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"spermatogenesis" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spermatogenesis” is uncommon English (frequency #88,881 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,881
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of sperm production in the testes.

Key facts for spermatogenesis
PropertyValue
Headwordspermatogenesis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#88,881
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spermatogenesis” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spermatogenesis lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spermatogenesis is uncommon English at frequency #88,881 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for spermatogenesis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From spermato- + -genesis. The correct English form is spermatogenesis, spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of sperm production in the testes.
  2. 2
    The development of the male elements of a plant, such as antherozoids and pollen grains.

Etymology

From spermato- + -genesis.

This word in other languages

spermatogenèse(Français)Spermatogenese(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spermatogenesis"?
"spermatogenesis" is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S.
What does "spermatogenesis" mean?
As a noun, "spermatogenesis" means: The process of sperm production in the testes.
What is the origin of the word "spermatogenesis"?
From spermato- + -genesis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “spermatogenesis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list