sporangium
/spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/noun
sporangium is spelled S-P-O-R-A-N-G-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sporangium means “A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sporangium is sporangia.
How many letters and syllables are in sporangium?
| Letters | 10: S-P-O-R-A-N-G-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 sporangium?
Sporangium appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 sporangium?
- /spəˈɹænd͡ʒɪəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sporangium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sporangium
- sporangia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sporangium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sporangium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | esporângio |
| Spanish | esporangio |
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 sporangium come from?
From Late Latin sporangium, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).