mastigote
"mastigote" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mastigote” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mastigote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mastigote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mastigote is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mastigote in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote. The correct English form is mastigote, spelled M-A-S-T-I-G-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1A single-celled microorganism that moves by means of an undulipodium, such as a flagellum, rather than using pseudopodia.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) + -ote.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mastigote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-S-T-I-G-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.