glutamate

/ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/

//ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt// noun

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"glutamate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“glutamate” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,661
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-glutamate · glutamate · English

glutamate · rank #33,661 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,661
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerber

Nearest frequency peer: Gerber (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “glutamate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “glutamate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for glutamate
PropertyValue
Headwordglutamate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,661
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “glutamate”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).glutamatelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Gerber” (#33,660), “goblet” (#33,662), “gens” (#33,659). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “glutamate” is #33,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around glutamate (IPA /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,661 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for glutamate, with forms such as "gglutamate", "gllutamate", and "gltuamate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From glutamic acid + -ate. The correct English form is glutamate, spelled G-L-U-T-A-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
  2. 2
    The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how glutamate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. At a synaptic level, the axon terminal having to repeatedly release glutamate is the lecturer droning on repetitively; the moment when the postsynaptic threshold is passed and the NMDA receptors first activate is the dendritic spine finally getting it.

Etymology

From glutamic acid + -ate.

This word in other languages

glutamate(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglutamate
  • gllutamate
  • gltuamate
  • gluatmate
  • glutaamte
  • glutamaet
  • glutamatte
  • glutammate
  • glutamtae
  • glutmaate
  • gluttamate
  • gultamate
  • lgutamate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glutamate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gglutamate1gllutamate1gltuamate2gluatmate2glutaamte2glutamaet2glutamatte1glutammate1
Edit distance from "glutamate"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glutamate"?
"glutamate" is spelled G-L-U-T-A-M-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/.
What does "glutamate" mean?
As a noun, "glutamate" means: Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
What are common misspellings of "glutamate"?
Common misspellings include "gglutamate", "gllutamate", "gltuamate", "gluatmate", "glutaamte". The correct spelling is "glutamate".
How do you pronounce "glutamate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glutamate" is /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "glutamate"?
From glutamic acid + -ate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glutamate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list