stereospecific
adjective
stereospecific is spelled S-T-E-R-E-O-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stereospecific means “Showing stereospecificity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stereospecific?
| Letters | 14: S-T-E-R-E-O-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 stereospecific?
Stereospecific appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 stereospecific
- more stereospecific comparative
- most stereospecific superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stereospecific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing stereospecificity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stereospecific come from?
From stereo- + specific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).