connective tissue
/kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/
"connective-tissue" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“connective tissue” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground sub...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | connective tissue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “connective tissue” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
connective tissue is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for connective tissue, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 connective tissue, spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-V-E- -T-I-S-S-U-E.
Definition
- 1A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
- 2A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “connective tissue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-V-E- -T-I-S-S-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.