thrombospondin
/ˌθɹɑm.boʊˈspɑn.dɪn/noun
thrombospondin is spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-O-S-P-O-N-D-I-N: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thrombospondin means “Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thrombospondin is thrombospondins.
How many letters and syllables are in thrombospondin?
| Letters | 14: T-H-R-O-M-B-O-S-P-O-N-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 thrombospondin?
Thrombospondin appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 thrombospondin?
- UK /ˌθɹɒm.bə(ʊ)ˈspɒn.dɪn/
- US /ˌθɹɑm.boʊˈspɑn.dɪn/
Thrombospondin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of thrombospondin
- thrombospondins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrombospondin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes including thrombocyte aggregation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).