teratogenic
adjective, noun
teratogenic is spelled T-E-R-A-T-O-G-E-N-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, teratogenic means “Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in teratogenic?
| Letters | 11: T-E-R-A-T-O-G-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 teratogenic?
Teratogenic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 teratogenic
- more teratogenic comparative
- most teratogenic superlative
- teratogenics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teratogenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
- 2
Causing malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
noun
- 1
A teratogenic agent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teratogenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tératogénique, tératogénétique , tératogène |
| Portuguese | teratogênico, teratogénico |
| Spanish | teratogénico |
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 teratogenic come from?
From terato- + -genic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).