sternite
noun
sternite is spelled S-T-E-R-N-I-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sternite means “The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sternite is sternites.
How many letters and syllables are in sternite?
| Letters | 8: S-T-E-R-N-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sternite?
Sternite appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
What rhymes with sternite?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sternite.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: interest.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sternite
- sternites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sternite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sternite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sternite |
| German | Sternit |
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 sternite come from?
From stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).