telophase
noun
telophase is spelled T-E-L-O-P-H-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telophase means “The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telophase is telophases.
How many letters and syllables are in telophase?
| Letters | 9: T-E-L-O-P-H-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 telophase?
Telophase appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 telophase
- telophases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telophase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telophase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense final stage of mitosis or meiosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télophase |
| German | Telophase |
| Portuguese | telófase |
| Spanish | telofase |
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 telophase come from?
From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “completion”) + New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάω (pháō, “to shine”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).