zyme
/zaɪm/noun
zyme is spelled Z-Y-M-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zyme means “A ferment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zyme is zymes.
How many letters and syllables are in zyme?
| Letters | 4: Z-Y-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 zyme?
Zyme appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 zyme?
- /zaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zyme.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zyme
- zymes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zyme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ferment.
- 2
obsoleteSynonym of microzyme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zyme come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).