polymerase
"polymerase" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polymerase” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,540. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,540
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polymerase · polymerase · English
polymerase · rank #30,540 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,540
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH playfully
Nearest frequency peer: playfully (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “polymerase”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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69,465 corpus weight
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Pisces
69,464 corpus weight
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69,463 corpus weight
- playfully
playfully
69,462 corpus weight
- polymerase
polymerase
69,461 corpus weight
- practicality
practicality
69,460 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “polymerase” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polymerase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,540 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polymerase” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around polymerase, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,540 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for polymerase, with forms such as "oplymerase", "ploymerase", and "pollymerase". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From polymer + -ase. The correct English form is polymerase, spelled P-O-L-Y-M-E-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
Etymology
From polymer + -ase.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oplymerase
- ploymerase
- pollymerase
- polmyerase
- polyemrase
- polymearse
- polymeraes
- polymerasse
- polymerrase
- polymersae
- polymmerase
- polymrease
- polyymerase
- poylmerase
- ppolymerase
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polymerase - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
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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.