oncogenic
/ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
"oncogenic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oncogenic” is uncommon English (frequency #77,050 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,050
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing the formation of tumors.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oncogenic · oncogenic · English
oncogenic · rank #77,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,050
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH operant
Nearest frequency peer: operant (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “oncogenic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- oilman
oilman
22,956 corpus weight
- oleander
oleander
22,954 corpus weight
- oligarchic
oligarchic
22,953 corpus weight
- oncogenic
oncogenic
22,951 corpus weight
- operant
operant
22,950 corpus weight
- Osho
Osho
22,946 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “oncogenic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oncogenic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oncogenic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oncogenic is uncommon English at frequency #77,050 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɒŋkoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for oncogenic in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From onco- (“tumor”) + -genic (“producing”). The correct English form is oncogenic, spelled O-N-C-O-G-E-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Causing the formation of tumors.
- 2Arising from or caused by a tumor: tumor-induced.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oncogenic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
oncogenic viruses
From the late 1960s research into oncogenic viruses was particularly advanced by David Baltimore (b. 1938) and Howard Tenin (1934–94), who simultaneously published a report of the discovery of an enzyme reverse transcriptase.
Etymology
From onco- (“tumor”) + -genic (“producing”).
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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