sulfatase
noun
sulfatase is spelled S-U-L-F-A-T-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sulfatase means “Any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sulfatase is sulfatases.
How many letters and syllables are in sulfatase?
| Letters | 9: S-U-L-F-A-T-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sulfatase?
Sulfatase appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sulfatase
- sulfatases plural
- sulphatase
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sulfatase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sulfatase come from?
From sulfate + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).