neuropeptide
"neuropeptide" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neuropeptide” is uncommon English (frequency #94,046 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,046
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neuropeptide · neuropeptide · English
neuropeptide · rank #94,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,046
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nesmith
Nearest frequency peer: Nesmith (-3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “neuropeptide”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- necessaries
necessaries
5,962 corpus weight
- neologism
neologism
5,960 corpus weight
- Nesmith
Nesmith
5,958 corpus weight
- neuropeptide
neuropeptide
5,955 corpus weight
- NIAID
NIAID
5,952 corpus weight
- Nickie
Nickie
5,951 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “neuropeptide” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neuropeptide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #94,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “neuropeptide” in English
Rare enough to double-check
neuropeptide is uncommon English at frequency #94,046 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for neuropeptide, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From neuro- + peptide. The correct English form is neuropeptide, spelled N-E-U-R-O-P-E-P-T-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Any of several peptides, such as endorphins, that function as neurotransmitters.
Etymology
From neuro- + peptide.
This word in other languages
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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