tergite
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/noun
tergite is spelled T-E-R-G-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tergite means “The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tergite is tergites.
How many letters and syllables are in tergite?
| Letters | 7: T-E-R-G-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 tergite?
Tergite appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 tergite?
- /ˈtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tergite
- tergites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tergite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The dorsal portion of an articulate animal's arthromere or somite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tergite come from?
From Latin tergum (“back(side)”), + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).