methyltransferase
"methyltransferase" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“methyltransferase” is uncommon English (frequency #96,225 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,225
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation
Corpus desk
Index EN-methyltransferase · methyltransferase · English
methyltransferase · rank #96,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,225
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH metacognition
Nearest frequency peer: metacognition (-2 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 “methyltransferase”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- megastore
megastore
3,782 corpus weight
- metacogniti…
metacognition
3,778 corpus weight
- methyltrans…
methyltransferase
3,776 corpus weight
- microcode
microcode
3,772 corpus weight
- minim
minim
3,770 corpus weight
- Minkoff
Minkoff
3,769 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “methyltransferase” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | methyltransferase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #96,225 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “methyltransferase” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
methyltransferase is uncommon English at frequency #96,225 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation".
Zero misspellings are on record for methyltransferase in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From methyl + transferase. The correct English form is methyltransferase, spelled M-E-T-H-Y-L-T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation
Etymology
From methyl + transferase.
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 "methyltransferase", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 17 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.