transposon
noun
transposon is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transposon means “A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transposon is transposons.
How many letters and syllables are in transposon?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 transposon?
Transposon appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 transposon
- transposons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transposon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transposon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to anot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transposon |
| German | Transposon |
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 transposon come from?
From transpose + -on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).