supercoiling
noun
supercoiling is spelled S-U-P-E-R-C-O-I-L-I-N-G: 12 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, supercoiling means “The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supercoiling?
| Letters | 12: S-U-P-E-R-C-O-I-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| 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 supercoiling?
Supercoiling 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).
How do you pronounce supercoiling?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-supercoiling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does supercoiling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supercoiling come from?
From super- + coiling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).