thermophile
noun
thermophile is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-P-H-I-L-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thermophile means “An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thermophile is thermophiles.
How many letters and syllables are in thermophile?
| Letters | 11: T-H-E-R-M-O-P-H-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 thermophile?
Thermophile appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 thermophile
- thermophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thermophile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thermophile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organism that lives and thrives at relative high temperatures:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thermophile |
| Portuguese | termófilo |
| Spanish | termófilo |
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 thermophile come from?
From thermo- + -phile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).