anaphase
/ˈænəˌfeɪz/
"anaphase" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anaphase” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anaphase · anaphase · English
anaphase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | anaphase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈænəˌfeɪz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anaphase” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anaphase is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈænəˌfeɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anaphase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: 19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”). The correct English form is anaphase, spelled A-N-A-P-H-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
Etymology
19th century: from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “back, backward”) + φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).
This word in other languages
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