# electrophoresis

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,308

## Definitions
1. The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under the influence of an electric field.
2. The separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis.

## Etymology
From electro- + -phoresis.

## Common misspellings (23)
`eelctrophoresis`, `elcetrophoresis`, `elecctrophoresis`, `elecrtophoresis`, `electorphoresis`, `electrohporesis`, `electrophhoresis`, `electrophoersis`, `electrophoreiss`, `electrophoresiss`, `electrophoressi`, `electrophoressis`, `electrophorresis`, `electrophorseis`, `electrophroesis`, `electropohresis`, `electropphoresis`, `electrpohoresis`, `electrrophoresis`, `electtrophoresis`, `eletcrophoresis`, `ellectrophoresis`, `leectrophoresis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/electrophoresis