erythrocyte
/əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/
"erythrocyte" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“erythrocyte” is uncommon English (frequency #84,218 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,218
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucle...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erythrocyte |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erythrocyte” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
erythrocyte is uncommon English at frequency #84,218 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈɹɪθɹəˌsaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucle...".
No misspelling variants are generated for erythrocyte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From erythro- (“red”) + -cyte (“cell”), referring to the red color of hemoglobin when oxygen is bound to it. The correct English form is erythrocyte, spelled E-R-Y-T-H-R-O-C-Y-T-E.
Definition
- 1A hemoglobin-containing cell, especially as found in humans but more generally present in the blood of most vertebrates, that is involved with the transport of oxygen; such cells are usually anucleate in humans and many other animals.
Etymology
From erythro- (“red”) + -cyte (“cell”), referring to the red color of hemoglobin when oxygen is bound to it.
Synonyms
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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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- The one correct English spelling is E-R-Y-T-H-R-O-C-Y-T-E - 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.