helicase
noun
helicase is spelled H-E-L-I-C-A-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helicase means “An enzyme required for DNA unwinding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of helicase is helicases.
How many letters and syllables are in helicase?
| Letters | 8: H-E-L-I-C-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is helicase?
Helicase appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of helicase
- helicases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does helicase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enzyme required for DNA unwinding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does helicase come from?
From helix + -ase or helic- + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).