melanogaster
"melanogaster" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“melanogaster” is uncommon English (frequency #58,839 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,839
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
Corpus desk
Index EN-melanogaster · melanogaster · English
melanogaster · rank #58,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,839
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH mechanization
Nearest frequency peer: mechanization (-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 “melanogaster”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- McClaren
McClaren
41,166 corpus weight
- measurably
measurably
41,164 corpus weight
- mechanizati…
mechanization
41,163 corpus weight
- melanogaster
melanogaster
41,162 corpus weight
- memorably
memorably
41,161 corpus weight
- menacingly
menacingly
41,160 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “melanogaster” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | melanogaster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #58,839 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “melanogaster” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
melanogaster is uncommon English at frequency #58,839 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for melanogaster, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the genus name. The correct English form is melanogaster, spelled M-E-L-A-N-O-G-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
Etymology
From the genus name.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "melanogaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 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.