telogen
noun
telogen is spelled T-E-L-O-G-E-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telogen means “A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telogen is telogens.
How many letters and syllables are in telogen?
| Letters | 7: T-E-L-O-G-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 telogen?
Telogen appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 telogen
- telogens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telogen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.
- 2
An active-chain transfer agent used in the telomerization process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does telogen come from?
From telo- + -gen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).