campylobacter
/kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/
"campylobacter" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“campylobacter” is uncommon English (frequency #70,533 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,533
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-campylobacter · campylobacter · English
campylobacter · rank #70,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,533
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH Candide
Nearest frequency peer: Candide (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “campylobacter”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- callout
callout
29,471 corpus weight
- camembert
camembert
29,470 corpus weight
- campylobact…
campylobacter
29,468 corpus weight
- Candide
Candide
29,467 corpus weight
- candlelit
candlelit
29,466 corpus weight
- cantilevered
cantilevered
29,465 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “campylobacter” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | campylobacter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #70,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “campylobacter” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
campylobacter is uncommon English at frequency #70,533 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for campylobacter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the genus name. The correct English form is campylobacter, spelled C-A-M-P-Y-L-O-B-A-C-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.
Etymology
From the genus name.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "campylobacter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.