decarboxylase
/diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪz/
"decarboxylase" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decarboxylase” is uncommon English (frequency #87,194 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,194
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
Corpus desk
Index EN-decarboxylase · decarboxylase · English
decarboxylase · rank #87,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,194
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH decriminalisa…
Nearest frequency peer: decriminalisation (+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 “decarboxylase”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- deathcore
deathcore
12,810 corpus weight
- deathtrap
deathtrap
12,809 corpus weight
- decarboxyla…
decarboxylase
12,807 corpus weight
- decriminali…
decriminalisation
12,806 corpus weight
- defilement
defilement
12,805 corpus weight
- Delly
Delly
12,803 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “decarboxylase” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decarboxylase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪz/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #87,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “decarboxylase” in English
Rare enough to double-check
decarboxylase is uncommon English at frequency #87,194 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for decarboxylase, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 de- + carboxyl + -ase. The correct English form is decarboxylase, spelled D-E-C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-L-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
Etymology
From de- + carboxyl + -ase.
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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