kinase
/ˈkaɪneɪz/noun
kinase is spelled K-I-N-A-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinase means “Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinase is kinases.
How many letters and syllables are in kinase?
| Letters | 6: K-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kinase?
Kinase appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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).
How do you pronounce kinase?
- /ˈkaɪneɪz/
- /ˈkaɪneɪs/
- /ˈkɪneɪz/
Kinase has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kinase2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kinase.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kinase
- kinases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kinase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enzyme that transfers phosphate groups:
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.
Where does kinase come from?
From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).