luciférase
\ly.si.fe.ʁaz\
The verdict
“luciférase” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enzyme contrôlant l'oxydation de la luciférine en oxyluciférine provoquant l'émission d'un photon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-luciferase · luciférase · French
luciférase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | luciférase |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ly.si.fe.ʁaz\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
luciférase is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ly.si.fe.ʁaz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enzyme contrôlant l'oxydation de la luciférine en oxyluciférine provoquant l'émission d'un photon.".
luciférase doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is luciférase, spelled L-U-C-I-F-É-R-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Enzyme contrôlant l'oxydation de la luciférine en oxyluciférine provoquant l'émission d'un photon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how luciférase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le plus souvent, la lumière est émise lorsqu'une molécule, la luciférine, est oxydée par une enzyme, la luciférase.
La luciférase la plus connue est celle de Photinus pyralis (la luciole), dont la réaction nécessite la présence d'ATP, hydrolysé en AMP, et de magnésium.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.