myeloid
/ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/
"myeloid" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“myeloid” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,533
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to bone marrow.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | myeloid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #45,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “myeloid” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around myeloid (IPA /ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,533 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for myeloid, with forms such as "meyloid", "mmyeloid", and "myeliod". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "myeloma", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From myelo- + -oid. The correct English form is myeloid, spelled M-Y-E-L-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to bone marrow.
- 2Of or pertaining to the spinal cord.
Etymology
From myelo- + -oid.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- meyloid
- mmyeloid
- myeliod
- myelloid
- myelodi
- myeloidd
- myeolid
- myleoid
- myyeloid
- ymeloid
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of myeloid - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “myeloid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-Y-E-L-O-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmaɪəˌlɔɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “myeloma” - see the side-by-side comparison. myeloid vs myeloma
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.