ligase
[liɡɑz]
The verdict
“ligase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligase
Corpus desk
Index DE-ligase · ligase · German
ligase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liɡɑz] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ligase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ligase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [liɡɑz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ligase".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ligase, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ligase, spelled L-I-G-A-S-E.
Definition
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