# phosphorylation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,417

## Definitions
1. the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

## Etymology
From phosphoryl + -ation.

## Common misspellings (25)
`hposphorylation`, `phhosphorylation`, `phopshorylation`, `phoshporylation`, `phosphhorylation`, `phosphorlyation`, `phosphorrylation`, `phosphoryaltion`, `phosphorylaiton`, `phosphorylasion`, `phosphorylatino`, `phosphorylationn`, `phosphorylatoin`, `phosphorylattion`, `phosphoryllation`, `phosphoryltaion`, `phosphoryylation`, `phosphoyrlation`, `phosphroylation`, `phospohrylation`, `phospphorylation`, `phossphorylation`, `phsophorylation`, `pohsphorylation`, `pphosphorylation`

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