Colchicin
[kɔlçiˈt͡siːn]
The verdict
“Colchicin” 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) - ein sehr giftig wirkender Inhaltsstoff der Herbstzeitlosen (Colchicum autumnale)
Corpus desk
Index DE-colchicin · Colchicin · German
Colchicin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Colchicin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔlçiˈt͡siːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Colchicin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Colchicin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔlçiˈt͡siːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein sehr giftig wirkender Inhaltsstoff der Herbstzeitlosen (Colchicum autumnale)".
Colchicin has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Colchicin, spelled C-O-L-C-H-I-C-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein sehr giftig wirkender Inhaltsstoff der Herbstzeitlosen (Colchicum autumnale)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Colchicin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Colchicin gilt als eines der pflanzlichen Gifte der Medea.
Colchicin ist ein hochwirksames Zellgift, das die Ausbildung der Spindelapparates bei der Zellteilung unterbindet.
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.