haemoglobin
/ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/
"haemoglobin" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“haemoglobin” is uncommon English (frequency #68,275 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,275
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-haemoglobin · haemoglobin · English
haemoglobin · rank #68,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,275
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,837
- PHOTO-FINISH Haase
Nearest frequency peer: Haase (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “haemoglobin”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- grunted
grunted
31,731 corpus weight
- Gujrat
Gujrat
31,730 corpus weight
- GWB
GWB
31,729 corpus weight
- Haase
Haase
31,728 corpus weight
- haemoglobin
haemoglobin
31,726 corpus weight
- Handa
Handa
31,722 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “haemoglobin” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haemoglobin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,275 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “haemoglobin” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
haemoglobin is uncommon English at frequency #68,275 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of hemoglobin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for haemoglobin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From haemo- + globin. The correct English form is haemoglobin, spelled H-A-E-M-O-G-L-O-B-I-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
Etymology
From haemo- + globin.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "haemoglobin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.