methyltransferase
noun
methyltransferase is spelled M-E-T-H-Y-L-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methyltransferase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methyltransferase is methyltransferases.
How many letters and syllables are in methyltransferase?
| Letters | 17: M-E-T-H-Y-L-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is methyltransferase?
Methyltransferase appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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).
Forms of methyltransferase
- methyltransferases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methyltransferase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does methyltransferase come from?
From methyl + transferase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).