homeostasis

/ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/

//ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs// noun

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"homeostasis" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homeostasis” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,849
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homeostasis · homeostasis · English

homeostasis · rank #39,849 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,849
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH homeschooling

Nearest frequency peer: homeschooling (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “homeostasis”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “homeostasis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for homeostasis
PropertyValue
Headwordhomeostasis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#39,849
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “homeostasis”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “homeschooling” (#39,850), “huckleberry” (#39,851), “Herndon” (#39,846). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “homeostasis” is #39,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around homeostasis (IPA /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,849 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for homeostasis, with forms such as "hhomeostasis", "hmoeostasis", and "hoemostasis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”). The correct English form is homeostasis, spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
  2. 2
    Such a dynamic equilibrium or balance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homeostasis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. His most important work concentrated on the complexities of chemical neurotransmission (for which Otto Loewi received a Nobel Prize in 1936) and on “homeostasis” (a term coined by Cannon in 1926), the maintenance of steady states in the body and the physiological processes through which they are regulated.
  2. When homeostasis is disrupted by an external stressor - such as injury, lack of nutrients, or invasion by parasites or other organisms - illness may occur.

Etymology

Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”).

This word in other languages

homeostasis(Español)homéostasie(Français)Homöostase(Deutsch)homeostase(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhomeostasis
  • hmoeostasis
  • hoemostasis
  • homeosatsis
  • homeosstasis
  • homeostaiss
  • homeostasiss
  • homeostassi
  • homeostassis
  • homeostsais
  • homeosttasis
  • homeotsasis
  • homesotasis
  • hommeostasis
  • homoestasis
  • ohmeostasis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of homeostasis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhomeostasis1hmoeostasis2hoemostasis2homeosatsis2homeosstasis1homeostaiss2homeostasiss1homeostassi2
Edit distance from "homeostasis"

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 "homeostasis"?
"homeostasis" is spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/.
What does "homeostasis" mean?
As a noun, "homeostasis" means: The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.
What are common misspellings of "homeostasis"?
Common misspellings include "hhomeostasis", "hmoeostasis", "hoemostasis", "homeosatsis", "homeosstasis". The correct spelling is "homeostasis".
How do you pronounce "homeostasis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homeostasis" is /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/. 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 "homeostasis"?
Coined from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, the same”) + -stasis by Walter Bradford Cannon, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “standing, state”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "homeostasis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list