karyotype
/ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/
"karyotype" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“karyotype” is uncommon English (frequency #89,512 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,512
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
Corpus desk
Index EN-karyotype · karyotype · English
karyotype · rank #89,512 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,512
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Karlsen
Nearest frequency peer: Karlsen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “karyotype”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kahl
Kahl
10,493 corpus weight
- Kannan
Kannan
10,491 corpus weight
- Karlsen
Karlsen
10,490 corpus weight
- karyotype
karyotype
10,489 corpus weight
- Kaveri
Kaveri
10,486 corpus weight
- Kazakhstani
Kazakhstani
10,485 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “karyotype” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | karyotype |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “karyotype” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
karyotype is uncommon English at frequency #89,512 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
karyotype doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian кариотип (kariotip), equivalent to karyo- + -type. The correct English form is karyotype, spelled K-A-R-Y-O-T-Y-P-E.
Definition
- 1The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.
- 2A record of such characteristics, usually photographic.
- 3A group of individuals or species that have the same chromosomal characteristics.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кариотип (kariotip), equivalent to karyo- + -type.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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.