proteomics
/ˌpɹoʊtiˈɑmɪks/
"proteomics" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“proteomics” is uncommon English (frequency #61,730 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,730
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-proteomics · proteomics · English
proteomics · rank #61,730 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,730
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH prolactin
Nearest frequency peer: prolactin (-2 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 “proteomics”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- processional
processional
38,275 corpus weight
- profligate
profligate
38,274 corpus weight
- prolactin
prolactin
38,273 corpus weight
- proteomics
proteomics
38,271 corpus weight
- PSR
PSR
38,268 corpus weight
- psychical
psychical
38,267 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “proteomics” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proteomics |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɹoʊtiˈɑmɪks/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #61,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “proteomics” in English
Rare enough to double-check
proteomics is uncommon English at frequency #61,730 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɹoʊtiˈɑmɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.".
No misspelling variants are generated for proteomics in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From protein + -omics. The correct English form is proteomics, spelled P-R-O-T-E-O-M-I-C-S.
Definition
- 1The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how proteomics appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The derived word "proteomics", which has come into use almost as an afterthought, may be equally useful since it indicates something less well-defined but more ambitious. Proteomics is a field, just as genomics is, rather than a closed and conceptually static body of knowledge (as are the genome and proteome, by definition).
Etymology
From protein + -omics.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "proteomics"?
What does "proteomics" mean?
How do you pronounce "proteomics"?
What is the origin of the word "proteomics"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proteomics", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).