cytotoxicity

noun

"cytotoxicity" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cytotoxicity” is uncommon English (frequency #62,817 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,817
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being toxic to a cell.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cytotoxicity · cytotoxicity · English

cytotoxicity · rank #62,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,817
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH curried

Nearest frequency peer: curried (-2 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 “cytotoxicity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cytotoxicity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cytotoxicity
PropertyValue
Headwordcytotoxicity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#62,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cytotoxicity” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cytotoxicityfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “curried” (#62,815), “cunningly” (#62,813), “Davinci” (#62,821). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cytotoxicity” is #62,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cytotoxicity is uncommon English at frequency #62,817 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being toxic to a cell.".

Zero misspellings are on record for cytotoxicity in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cyto- + toxicity. The correct English form is cytotoxicity, spelled C-Y-T-O-T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being toxic to a cell.

Etymology

From cyto- + toxicity.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cytotoxicity"?
"cytotoxicity" is spelled C-Y-T-O-T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y.
What does "cytotoxicity" mean?
As a noun, "cytotoxicity" means: The property of being toxic to a cell.
What is the origin of the word "cytotoxicity"?
From cyto- + toxicity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cytotoxicity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list