apolipoprotein
"apolipoprotein" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apolipoprotein” is an uncommon English word, ranked #93,402 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #93,402
- frequency rank, English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apolipoprotein |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #93,402 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apolipoprotein” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for apolipoprotein is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #93,402 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apolipoprotein, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From apo- + lipoprotein. The correct English form is apolipoprotein, spelled A-P-O-L-I-P-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.
Etymology
From apo- + lipoprotein.
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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Using “apolipoprotein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-P-O-L-I-P-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.