supergene
noun, adjective
supergene is spelled S-U-P-E-R-G-E-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supergene means “A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supergene is supergenes.
How many letters and syllables are in supergene?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-E-R-G-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 supergene?
Supergene appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 supergene?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supergene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supergene
- supergenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supergene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
adjective
- 1
leached and then deposited by descending waters
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supergene come from?
From super- + gene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).