spermatogenesis
noun
spermatogenesis is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spermatogenesis means “The process of sperm production in the testes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spermatogenesis is spermatogeneses.
How many letters and syllables are in spermatogenesis?
| Letters | 15: S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-G-E-N-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 spermatogenesis?
Spermatogenesis appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 spermatogenesis?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-spermatogenesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spermatogenesis
- spermatogeneses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spermatogenesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of sperm production in the testes.
- 2
The development of the male elements of a plant, such as antherozoids and pollen grains.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spermatogenesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of sperm production in the testes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spermatogenèse |
| German | Spermatogenese |
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 spermatogenesis come from?
From spermato- + -genesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).