neutrophil
/ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/
"neutrophil" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neutrophil” is uncommon English (frequency #69,280 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,280
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neutrophil · neutrophil · English
neutrophil · rank #69,280 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,280
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 24,391
- PHOTO-FINISH neutering
Nearest frequency peer: neutering (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “neutrophil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- neurodevelo…
neurodevelopmental
30,725 corpus weight
- neurogenesis
neurogenesis
30,724 corpus weight
- neutering
neutering
30,723 corpus weight
- neutrophil
neutrophil
30,721 corpus weight
- Nica
Nica
30,718 corpus weight
- Nicholl
Nicholl
30,717 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “neutrophil” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neutrophil |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neutrophil” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neutrophil is uncommon English at frequency #69,280 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.".
neutrophil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil. The correct English form is neutrophil, spelled N-E-U-T-R-O-P-H-I-L.
Definition
- 1Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
Etymology
From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.
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.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.