aromatase
/əˈɹoʊ̯məteɪ̯s/
"aromatase" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aromatase” is uncommon English (frequency #82,055 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,055
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aromatase · aromatase · English
aromatase · rank #82,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,055
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Aroostook
Nearest frequency peer: Aroostook (+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 “aromatase”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Aranda
Aranda
17,948 corpus weight
- aromatase
aromatase
17,946 corpus weight
- Aroostook
Aroostook
17,945 corpus weight
- Ashurst
Ashurst
17,942 corpus weight
- assessee
assessee
17,941 corpus weight
- Atholl
Atholl
17,939 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “aromatase” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aromatase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈɹoʊ̯məteɪ̯s/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,055 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aromatase” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aromatase is uncommon English at frequency #82,055 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈɹoʊ̯məteɪ̯s/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aromatase, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is aromatase, spelled A-R-O-M-A-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1An enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.
Synonyms
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).