5-hydroxytryptamine
"5-hydroxytryptamine" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“5-hydroxytryptamine” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The neurotransmitter serotonin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-5-hydroxytryptamine · 5-hydroxytryptamine · English
5-hydroxytryptamine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "5" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | 5-hydroxytryptamine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “5-hydroxytryptamine” in English
Rare enough to double-check
5-hydroxytryptamine is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The neurotransmitter serotonin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for 5-hydroxytryptamine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: It is a tryptamine with a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom that is numbered as 5. The correct English form is 5-hydroxytryptamine, spelled 5---H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-T-R-Y-P-T-A-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The neurotransmitter serotonin.
Etymology
It is a tryptamine with a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom that is numbered as 5.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.