anabolism
/əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/
"anabolism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anabolism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anabolism · anabolism · English
anabolism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anabolism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anabolism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anabolism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anabolism, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism. The correct English form is anabolism, spelled A-N-A-B-O-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anabolism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We used to think bodybuilding was all about anabolism by way of turning on testosterone and growth hormone secretion.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.
This word in other languages
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.