Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

organelle

/ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: or-ganelle
IPA: /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

Example Sentences

"Like organelles within a single cell, whole new specializations began to develop."
"The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ English -elle English organelle From organ + -elle.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

Inflected Forms

organelles (plural)

Derived Forms

interorganelle intraorganelle microrganelle multiorganelle organellar organellogenesis organellometry organellomics suborganelle

Synonyms

organella organelle cell organelle cell organ

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce organelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/.
What does organelle mean?: A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).
Where does organelle come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ English -elle English organelle From organ + -elle.

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