glyphosate

/ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/

//ˈɡlɪfəseɪt// noun

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"glyphosate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“glyphosate” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,159
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.

Key facts for glyphosate
PropertyValue
Headwordglyphosate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,159
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glyphosate” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around glyphosate (IPA /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,159 among 18,276 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for glyphosate, with forms such as "gglyphosate", "gllyphosate", and "glpyhosate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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: Blend of glycine + phosphonate. The correct English form is glyphosate, spelled G-L-Y-P-H-O-S-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
  2. 2
    Any of several herbicides based on it, such as Roundup.

Etymology

Blend of glycine + phosphonate.

This word in other languages

glyphosate(Français)Glyphosat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglyphosate
  • gllyphosate
  • glpyhosate
  • glyhposate
  • glyphhosate
  • glyphoaste
  • glyphosaet
  • glyphosatte
  • glyphossate
  • glyphostae
  • glyphsoate
  • glypohsate
  • glypphosate
  • glyyphosate
  • gylphosate
  • lgyphosate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glyphosate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gglyphosate1gllyphosate1glpyhosate2glyhposate2glyphhosate1glyphoaste2glyphosaet2glyphosatte1
Edit distance from "glyphosate"

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 "glyphosate"?
"glyphosate" is spelled G-L-Y-P-H-O-S-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/.
What does "glyphosate" mean?
As a noun, "glyphosate" means: N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
What are common misspellings of "glyphosate"?
Common misspellings include "gglyphosate", "gllyphosate", "glpyhosate", "glyhposate", "glyphhosate". The correct spelling is "glyphosate".
How do you pronounce "glyphosate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glyphosate" is /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/. 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 "glyphosate"?
Blend of glycine + phosphonate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “glyphosate”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-L-Y-P-H-O-S-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list