zoospore
/ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/noun
zoospore is spelled Z-O-O-S-P-O-R-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoospore means “A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zoospore is zoöspores or zoospores.
How many letters and syllables are in zoospore?
| Letters | 8: Z-O-O-S-P-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 zoospore?
Zoospore appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 zoospore?
- US /ˈzoʊ.əˌspoɹ/
Zoospore has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-zoospore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zoospore
- zoöspores plural
- zoospores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zoospore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of zoospore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zoospore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | zoospora |
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 zoospore come from?
From zoo- + spore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).