denatured
"denatured" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denatured” is an uncommon English word, ranked #63,555 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #63,555
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denatured |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,555 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “denatured” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for denatured is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #63,555 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
denatured doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From denature + -ed. The correct English form is denatured, spelled D-E-N-A-T-U-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- 2Of alcohol: made undrinkable by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally achieved by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol) to ethanol (grain alcohol).
Etymology
From denature + -ed.
Synonyms
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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Using “denatured”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-N-A-T-U-R-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.