gentamicin
/d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/
"gentamicin" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gentamicin” is uncommon English (frequency #91,559 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,559
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as o...
Corpus desk
Index EN-gentamicin · gentamicin · English
gentamicin · rank #91,559 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,559
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gerund
Nearest frequency peer: gerund (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “gentamicin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Gazan
Gazan
8,446 corpus weight
- GCF
GCF
8,445 corpus weight
- gein
gein
8,444 corpus weight
- gentamicin
gentamicin
8,442 corpus weight
- gerund
gerund
8,441 corpus weight
- gest
gest
8,440 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gentamicin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gentamicin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #91,559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gentamicin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gentamicin is uncommon English at frequency #91,559 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as o...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gentamicin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete. The correct English form is gentamicin, spelled G-E-N-T-A-M-I-C-I-N.
Definition
- 1A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
Etymology
Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.
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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