sphingolipid
noun
sphingolipid is spelled S-P-H-I-N-G-O-L-I-P-I-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sphingolipid means “Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sphingolipid is sphingolipids.
How many letters and syllables are in sphingolipid?
| Letters | 12: S-P-H-I-N-G-O-L-I-P-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 sphingolipid?
Sphingolipid appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 sphingolipid
- sphingolipids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sphingolipid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).