spermatophore
noun
spermatophore is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-P-H-O-R-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spermatophore means “A spermospore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spermatophore is spermatophores.
How many letters and syllables are in spermatophore?
| Letters | 13: S-P-E-R-M-A-T-O-P-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 spermatophore?
Spermatophore appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 spermatophore
- spermatophores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spermatophore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spermospore.
- 2
A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spermatophore come from?
From spermato- + -phore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).