neoplastic
"neoplastic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neoplastic” is uncommon English (frequency #70,114 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,114
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
Corpus desk
Index EN-neoplastic · neoplastic · English
neoplastic · rank #70,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,114
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH neoconservati…
Nearest frequency peer: neoconservative (-1 rank slots)
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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 “neoplastic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- negus
negus
29,890 corpus weight
- neoconserva…
neoconservative
29,888 corpus weight
- neoplastic
neoplastic
29,887 corpus weight
- Ngai
Ngai
29,885 corpus weight
- niggling
niggling
29,882 corpus weight
- Noda
Noda
29,879 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neoplastic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neoplastic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neoplastic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neoplastic is uncommon English at frequency #70,114 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia".
No generated misspelling entries exist for neoplastic in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neo- + plastic. The correct English form is neoplastic, spelled N-E-O-P-L-A-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
Etymology
From neo- + plastic.
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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.