stereoisomer
noun
stereoisomer is spelled S-T-E-R-E-O-I-S-O-M-E-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stereoisomer means “One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stereoisomer is stereoisomers.
How many letters and syllables are in stereoisomer?
| Letters | 12: S-T-E-R-E-O-I-S-O-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 stereoisomer?
Stereoisomer appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 stereoisomer
- stereoisomers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stereoisomer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stereoisomer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one of a set of isomers of a compound that exhibit steroisomerism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stéréoisomère |
| Portuguese | estereoisómero, estereoisômero |
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 stereoisomer come from?
From stereo- + isomer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).