dismutase
"dismutase" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dismutase” is uncommon English (frequency #96,944 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,944
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dismutase · dismutase · English
dismutase · rank #96,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,944
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH disembarkation
Nearest frequency peer: disembarkation (-1 rank slots)
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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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dismutase”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dionysos
Dionysos
3,060 corpus weight
- disconcerti…
disconcertingly
3,059 corpus weight
- disembarkat…
disembarkation
3,058 corpus weight
- dismutase
dismutase
3,057 corpus weight
- dissuading
dissuading
3,055 corpus weight
- distressing…
distressingly
3,054 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dismutase” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dismutase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,944 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dismutase” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dismutase is uncommon English at frequency #96,944 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dismutase in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 dismutate + -ase. The correct English form is dismutase, spelled D-I-S-M-U-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dismutase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
Etymology
From dismutate + -ase.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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