allosteric

adj

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"allosteric" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“allosteric” is uncommon English (frequency #92,326 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,326
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive

Corpus desk

Index EN-allosteric · allosteric · English

allosteric · rank #92,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,326
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH allelic

Nearest frequency peer: allelic (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “allosteric”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “allosteric” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for allosteric
PropertyValue
Headwordallosteric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “allosteric” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).allostericfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “allelic” (#92,324), “allusive” (#92,328), “Alleghany” (#92,323). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “allosteric” is #92,326. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allosteric is uncommon English at frequency #92,326 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive".

No generated misspelling entries exist for allosteric in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From allo- (“other”) + -steric. The correct English form is allosteric, spelled A-L-L-O-S-T-E-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive

Etymology

From allo- (“other”) + -steric.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allosteric"?
"allosteric" is spelled A-L-L-O-S-T-E-R-I-C.
What does "allosteric" mean?
As an adjective, "allosteric" means: That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive
What is the origin of the word "allosteric"?
From allo- (“other”) + -steric. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allosteric", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list