apolipoprotein
"apolipoprotein" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apolipoprotein” is uncommon English (frequency #93,402 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,402
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apolipoprotein · apolipoprotein · English
apolipoprotein · rank #93,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,402
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH apiary
Nearest frequency peer: apiary (-1 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 “apolipoprotein”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- anthill
anthill
6,602 corpus weight
- antivenom
antivenom
6,601 corpus weight
- apiary
apiary
6,600 corpus weight
- apolipoprot…
apolipoprotein
6,599 corpus weight
- appliqué
appliqué
6,598 corpus weight
- Arakawa
Arakawa
6,597 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “apolipoprotein” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “apolipoprotein” in English
Rare enough to double-check
apolipoprotein is uncommon English at frequency #93,402 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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