vasoconstriction
/ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/
"vasoconstriction" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vasoconstriction” is uncommon English (frequency #82,898 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,898
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vasoconstriction · vasoconstriction · English
vasoconstriction · rank #82,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,898
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Vani
Nearest frequency peer: Vani (-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 “vasoconstriction”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- USAR
USAR
17,109 corpus weight
- Ushuaia
Ushuaia
17,108 corpus weight
- Vani
Vani
17,105 corpus weight
- vasoconstri…
vasoconstriction
17,103 corpus weight
- verger
verger
17,101 corpus weight
- versioning
versioning
17,100 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “vasoconstriction” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vasoconstriction |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #82,898 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vasoconstriction” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vasoconstriction is uncommon English at frequency #82,898 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌveɪzəʊkənˈstrɪkʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.".
No misspelling variants are generated for vasoconstriction in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vaso- + constriction. The correct English form is vasoconstriction, spelled V-A-S-O-C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
Etymology
From vaso- + constriction.
Antonyms
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 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).