chloramphenicol
/ˌklɔː.ɹamˈfɛ.nɪ.kɒl/
"chloramphenicol" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chloramphenicol” is uncommon English (frequency #92,454 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,454
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chloramphenicol · chloramphenicol · English
chloramphenicol · rank #92,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,454
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Chiyoda
Nearest frequency peer: Chiyoda (-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 “chloramphenicol”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- chintz
chintz
7,549 corpus weight
- Chiyoda
Chiyoda
7,548 corpus weight
- chloramphen…
chloramphenicol
7,547 corpus weight
- choosen
choosen
7,546 corpus weight
- Ciera
Ciera
7,543 corpus weight
- circlet
circlet
7,541 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “chloramphenicol” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chloramphenicol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌklɔː.ɹamˈfɛ.nɪ.kɒl/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #92,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chloramphenicol” in English
Rare enough to double-check
chloramphenicol is uncommon English at frequency #92,454 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌklɔː.ɹamˈfɛ.nɪ.kɒl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chloramphenicol, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From chlor- + am(ide) + phen- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col. The correct English form is chloramphenicol, spelled C-H-L-O-R-A-M-P-H-E-N-I-C-O-L.
Definition
- 1A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₁₁H₁₂Cl₂N₂O₅ isolated from cultures of a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces venezuelae) or prepared synthetically and used against serious infections such as typhoid fever.
Etymology
From chlor- + am(ide) + phen- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col.
This word in other languages
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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