aminotransferase
"aminotransferase" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aminotransferase” is uncommon English (frequency #87,014 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,014
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transaminase.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aminotransferase · aminotransferase · English
aminotransferase · rank #87,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,014
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Aln
Nearest frequency peer: Aln (-3 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “aminotransferase”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ajo
Ajo
12,992 corpus weight
- alastor
alastor
12,991 corpus weight
- Aln
Aln
12,990 corpus weight
- aminotransf…
aminotransferase
12,987 corpus weight
- antitoxin
antitoxin
12,981 corpus weight
- Antonelli
Antonelli
12,980 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “aminotransferase” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aminotransferase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #87,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aminotransferase” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aminotransferase is uncommon English at frequency #87,014 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transaminase.".
Zero misspellings are on record for aminotransferase in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From amino + transferase. The correct English form is aminotransferase, spelled A-M-I-N-O-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Transaminase.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aminotransferase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
Etymology
From amino + transferase.
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.
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