paclitaxel
/ˌpak.lɪˈtak.sɛl/
"paclitaxel" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paclitaxel” is uncommon English (frequency #78,910 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,910
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interfere...
Corpus desk
Index EN-paclitaxel · paclitaxel · English
paclitaxel · rank #78,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,910
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Ozuna
Nearest frequency peer: Ozuna (-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 “paclitaxel”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ovulate
ovulate
21,093 corpus weight
- Ozuna
Ozuna
21,092 corpus weight
- paclitaxel
paclitaxel
21,091 corpus weight
- Pagani
Pagani
21,090 corpus weight
- pallor
pallor
21,089 corpus weight
- palp
palp
21,088 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “paclitaxel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paclitaxel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpak.lɪˈtak.sɛl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #78,910 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paclitaxel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paclitaxel is uncommon English at frequency #78,910 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpak.lɪˈtak.sɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interfere...".
Zero misspellings are on record for paclitaxel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Pac(ific yew) + Latin (brevifo)li(a) + -taxel (“alteration of taxol”). The correct English form is paclitaxel, spelled P-A-C-L-I-T-A-X-E-L.
Definition
- 1A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interferes with microtubule function and inhibits cell division, and is used in the treatment of some cancers, especially those of the breast and ovary.
Etymology
From Pac(ific yew) + Latin (brevifo)li(a) + -taxel (“alteration of taxol”).
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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