# mitosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ · frequency rank #46,071

## Definitions
1. The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

## Etymology
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

## Easily confused with
- **meiosis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiosis-vs-mitosis)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imtosis`, `miotsis`, `mitoiss`, `mitosiss`, `mitossi`, `mitossis`, `mitsois`, `mittosis`, `mmitosis`, `mtiosis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mitosis