zoid
/ˈzoʊ.ɪd/noun
zoid is spelled Z-O-I-D: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoid means “A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zoid is zoids.
How many letters and syllables are in zoid?
| Letters | 4: Z-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 zoid?
Zoid appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 zoid?
- /ˈzoʊ.ɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zoid
- zoids plural
- zoïd
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable of independent movement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zoid come from?
Variant form of zooid which took on a specialised botanical meaning. By surface analysis, zoo- + -id.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).