hepatocellular

adj

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"hepatocellular" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hepatocellular” is uncommon English (frequency #68,288 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,288
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver

Key facts for hepatocellular
PropertyValue
Headwordhepatocellular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#68,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hepatocellular” 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). hepatocellular lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

hepatocellular is uncommon English at frequency #68,288 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver".

hepatocellular doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hepato- + cellular. The correct English form is hepatocellular, spelled H-E-P-A-T-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver

Etymology

From hepato- + cellular.

This word in other languages

Leber-(Deutsch)

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 "hepatocellular"?
"hepatocellular" is spelled H-E-P-A-T-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.
What does "hepatocellular" mean?
As an adjective, "hepatocellular" means: Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver
What is the origin of the word "hepatocellular"?
From hepato- + cellular. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “hepatocellular”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-E-P-A-T-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list