glycosylation
/ˌɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
"glycosylation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“glycosylation” is uncommon English (frequency #67,479 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,479
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
Corpus desk
Index EN-glycosylation · glycosylation · English
glycosylation · rank #67,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,479
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gook
Nearest frequency peer: gook (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “glycosylation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Gatineau
Gatineau
32,527 corpus weight
- generalissi…
generalissimo
32,525 corpus weight
- glycosylati…
glycosylation
32,522 corpus weight
- gook
gook
32,520 corpus weight
- gopi
gopi
32,519 corpus weight
- Gori
Gori
32,518 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “glycosylation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glycosylation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #67,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “glycosylation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
glycosylation is uncommon English at frequency #67,479 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɡlaɪ.koʊ.səˈleɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for glycosylation, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 glycosyl + -ation. The correct English form is glycosylation, spelled G-L-Y-C-O-S-Y-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
Etymology
From glycosyl + -ation.
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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