Bilirubin
[biliʁuˈbiːn]
The verdict
“Bilirubin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - orangeroter Gallenfarbstoff, der beim Abbau von Hämoglobin entsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-bilirubin · Bilirubin · German
Bilirubin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bilirubin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [biliʁuˈbiːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bilirubin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bilirubin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [biliʁuˈbiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "orangeroter Gallenfarbstoff, der beim Abbau von Hämoglobin entsteht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bilirubin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bilirubin, spelled B-I-L-I-R-U-B-I-N.
Definition
- 1orangeroter Gallenfarbstoff, der beim Abbau von Hämoglobin entsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bilirubin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bilirubin wird vor allem durch den Abbau von Hämoglobin reifer Erythrocyten im reticuloendothelialen System (Milz), im Knochenmark und in der Leber gebildet.“
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.