telomere
/ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/noun
telomere is spelled T-E-L-O-M-E-R-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telomere means “Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telomere is telomeres.
How many letters and syllables are in telomere?
| Letters | 8: T-E-L-O-M-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is telomere?
Telomere appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 telomere?
- /ˈtɛləmɪəɹ/
- /ˈtiːləmɪəɹ/
Telomere has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-VGPaleontologist-telomere.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of telomere
- telomeres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telomere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telomere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense either of the sequences of DNA at each end of a eukaryotic chromosome:
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 telomere come from?
From telo- (“end”) + -mere (“part”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).