transferase
"transferase" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“transferase” is uncommon English (frequency #71,176 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,176
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.
Corpus desk
Index EN-transferase · transferase · English
transferase · rank #71,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,176
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH toroidal
Nearest frequency peer: toroidal (-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 “transferase”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tokamak
tokamak
28,830 corpus weight
- toroidal
toroidal
28,827 corpus weight
- transferase
transferase
28,825 corpus weight
- trib
trib
28,822 corpus weight
- triphosphate
triphosphate
28,821 corpus weight
- TSG
TSG
28,819 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “transferase” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transferase |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #71,176 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “transferase” in English
Rare enough to double-check
transferase is uncommon English at frequency #71,176 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for transferase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From transfer + -ase. The correct English form is transferase, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.
Etymology
From transfer + -ase.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).