folic acid
"folic-acid" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“folic acid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folic acid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “folic acid” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
folic acid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction".
folic acid has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables. The correct English form is folic acid, spelled F-O-L-I-C- -A-C-I-D.
Definition
- 1A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction
Etymology
From Latin folium (“leaf”), from its occurrence in leafy vegetables.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “folic acid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-L-I-C- -A-C-I-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.