Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitochondria

/ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: mi-to-chon-dri-a
IPA: /ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mitochondrion

noun

Example Sentences

"Muscles contain many mitochondria so that they can have large energy supplies."
"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell."

Etymology

From mitochondrion + -a.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/
British English: /ˌmaɪ.tə(ʊ)ˈkɒn.dɹi.ə/

Inflected Forms

mitochondrias (plural)

Rhymes With

hypochondria papandrea

Questions

How do you pronounce mitochondria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.toʊˈkɑn.dɹi.ə/.
What does mitochondria mean?: plural of mitochondrion
Where does mitochondria come from?: From mitochondrion + -a.

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