# phosphatase

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,255

## Definitions
1. Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.

## Etymology
From phosphate + -ase.

## Easily confused with
- **phosphate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phosphatase-vs-phosphate)

## Common misspellings (17)
`hposphatase`, `phhosphatase`, `phopshatase`, `phoshpatase`, `phospahtase`, `phosphaatse`, `phosphataes`, `phosphatasse`, `phosphatsae`, `phosphattase`, `phosphhatase`, `phosphtaase`, `phospphatase`, `phossphatase`, `phsophatase`, `pohsphatase`, `pphosphatase`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phosphatase