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
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
| 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) |
Where “nematode” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around nematode (IPA /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,918 among 24,391 “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.
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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Using “nematode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-E-M-A-T-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.