# glutamate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡluː.tə.meɪt/ · frequency rank #33,661

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

## Etymology
From glutamic acid + -ate.

## Common misspellings (13)
`gglutamate`, `gllutamate`, `gltuamate`, `gluatmate`, `glutaamte`, `glutamaet`, `glutamatte`, `glutammate`, `glutamtae`, `glutmaate`, `gluttamate`, `gultamate`, `lgutamate`

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