hexokinase
noun
hexokinase is spelled H-E-X-O-K-I-N-A-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexokinase means “Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexokinase is hexokinases.
How many letters and syllables are in hexokinase?
| Letters | 10: H-E-X-O-K-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 hexokinase?
Hexokinase appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 hexokinase
- hexokinases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexokinase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hexokinase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enzyme:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hexokinase |
| Portuguese | hexoquinase |
| Spanish | hexocinasa, hexokinasa, hexoquinasa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.