nematode
/ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/
"nematode" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nematode” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,918
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nematode · nematode · English
nematode · rank #48,918 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,918
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH needlework
Nearest frequency peer: needlework (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “nematode”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Napster
Napster
51,087 corpus weight
- narco
narco
51,086 corpus weight
- needlework
needlework
51,084 corpus weight
- nematode
nematode
51,083 corpus weight
- neurosis
neurosis
51,082 corpus weight
- Newhouse
Newhouse
51,080 corpus weight
What this shows “nematode” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nematode |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “nematode”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around nematode (IPA /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,918 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nematode, with forms such as "enmatode", "neamtode", and "nemaotde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”). The correct English form is nematode, spelled N-E-M-A-T-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nematode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Nematoda, from Ancient Greek νηματώδης (nēmatṓdēs, “fibrous, in filaments”), from νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “-like”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enmatode
- neamtode
- nemaotde
- nematdoe
- nematodde
- nematoed
- nemattode
- nemmatode
- nemtaode
- nmeatode
- nnematode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nematode - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nematode", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).