Cholin
[çoˈliːn]
The verdict
“Cholin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gallenwirkstoff in Arzneimitteln, der am Aufbau von Zellwänden beteiligt ist und die Ablagerung von Fett im Organismus hemmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-cholin · Cholin · German
Cholin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Cholin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [çoˈliːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Cholin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Cholin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [çoˈliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gallenwirkstoff in Arzneimitteln, der am Aufbau von Zellwänden beteiligt ist und die Ablagerung von Fett im Organismus hemmt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Cholin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Cholin, spelled C-H-O-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1Gallenwirkstoff in Arzneimitteln, der am Aufbau von Zellwänden beteiligt ist und die Ablagerung von Fett im Organismus hemmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Cholin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cholin ist in Blut, Galle, Harn und Sperma enthalten.
Besonders bei der Leistung des Gedächtnisses lassen sich viele vorbeugenden Maßnahmen ergreifen, um im Alter fit zu sein. Cholin ist hier von immenser Bedeutung.
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.