ribosomal

adj

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"ribosomal" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ribosomal” is uncommon English (frequency #50,775 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,775
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to ribosomes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ribosomal · ribosomal · English

ribosomal · rank #50,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,775
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Riddell

Nearest frequency peer: Riddell (+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 “ribosomal”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ribosomal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ribosomal
PropertyValue
Headwordribosomal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ribosomal” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ribosomalfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Riddell” (#50,777), “Rhodesian” (#50,772), “rhetorically” (#50,771). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “ribosomal” is #50,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ribosomal is uncommon English at frequency #50,775 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to ribosomes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ribosomal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ribosome + -al. The correct English form is ribosomal, spelled R-I-B-O-S-O-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to ribosomes.

Etymology

From ribosome + -al.

This word in other languages

ribosomal(Español)ribosomique(Français)

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 "ribosomal"?
"ribosomal" is spelled R-I-B-O-S-O-M-A-L.
What does "ribosomal" mean?
As an adjective, "ribosomal" means: Of or relating to ribosomes.
What is the origin of the word "ribosomal"?
From ribosome + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ribosomal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rhodesian#50,772reconvene#50,764sequester#50,797simulcast#50,802

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list