streptomyces
"streptomyces" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“streptomyces” is uncommon English (frequency #79,089 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,089
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | streptomyces |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #79,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “streptomyces” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
streptomyces is uncommon English at frequency #79,089 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.".
No misspelling variants are generated for streptomyces in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the genus name. The correct English form is streptomyces, spelled S-T-R-E-P-T-O-M-Y-C-E-S.
Definition
- 1Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.
Etymology
From the genus name.
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.
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Using “streptomyces”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-E-P-T-O-M-Y-C-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.