hydrolysis
/haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/
"hydrolysis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hydrolysis” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,529
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydrolysis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,529 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hydrolysis” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around hydrolysis (IPA /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,529 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for hydrolysis, with forms such as "hdyrolysis", "hhydrolysis", and "hyddrolysis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hydro- + -lysis. The correct English form is hydrolysis, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-Y-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
Etymology
From hydro- + -lysis.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hdyrolysis
- hhydrolysis
- hyddrolysis
- hydorlysis
- hydrloysis
- hydrollysis
- hydrolsyis
- hydrolyiss
- hydrolysiss
- hydrolyssi
- hydrolyssis
- hydrolyysis
- hydroylsis
- hydrrolysis
- hyrdolysis
- hyydrolysis
- yhdrolysis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hydrolysis - 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.
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.
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Using “hydrolysis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-D-R-O-L-Y-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.