thymocyte
noun
thymocyte is spelled T-H-Y-M-O-C-Y-T-E: 9 letters. 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, thymocyte means “a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thymocyte is thymocytes.
How many letters and syllables are in thymocyte?
| Letters | 9: T-H-Y-M-O-C-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| 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 thymocyte?
Thymocyte 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).
Forms of thymocyte
- thymocytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thymocyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thymocyte come from?
From thymo- + -cyte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).