Enzym

[ɛnˈt͡syːm]

/[ɛnˈt͡syːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enzym” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,629
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Protein, das als Katalysator fungiert, also chemische Reaktionen beschleunigt oder überhaupt erst ermöglicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-enzym · Enzym · German

Enzym · rank #28,629 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,629
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entzünden

Nearest frequency peer: entzünden (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Enzym“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Enzym“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Enzym vs enzyme
67% similar
Enzym vs Enz
60% similar
Enzym vs enorm
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Enzym
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnzym
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛnˈt͡syːm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,629
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Enzym“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Enzymliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entzünden“ (#28,628), „Epilepsie“ (#28,630), „Entsprechung“ (#28,627). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enzym“ bei #28,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Enzym (IPA [ɛnˈt͡syːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,629 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Protein, das als Katalysator fungiert, also chemische Reaktionen beschleunigt oder überhaupt erst ermöglicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Enzym, with forms such as "ennzym", "enyzm", and "enzmy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "enzyme", "Enz", "enorm", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Enzym, spelled E-N-Z-Y-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Protein, das als Katalysator fungiert, also chemische Reaktionen beschleunigt oder überhaupt erst ermöglicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Enzym appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Enzym Pepsin ist für die Spaltung von mit der Nahrung aufgenommenen Eiweißen verantwortlich.
  2. „Hofmeister, obwohl im kleinen Kreis kommunikativ und lieberal im Labor … suchte eher die Einsamkeit und betrachtete die menschliche Gesellschaft skeptisch ja verachtend, nur selten ließ er sich auf Tagungen blicken. So wird sein wissenschaftlicher Beitrag eher unterschätzt, und es ist wohl nicht verfehlt, hier hervorzuheben, daß Hofmeister der erste war,…

This word in other languages

enzyme(English)enzima(Español)enzyme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennzym
  • enyzm
  • enzmy
  • enzymm
  • enzyym
  • enzzym
  • eznym
  • nezym

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Enzym - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ennzym1enyzm2enzmy2enzymm1enzyym1enzzym1eznym2nezym2
Edit distance from "Enzym"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Enzym"?
"Enzym" is spelled E-N-Z-Y-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛnˈt͡syːm].
What does "Enzym" mean?
As a noun, "Enzym" means: ein Protein, das als Katalysator fungiert, also chemische Reaktionen beschleunigt oder überhaupt erst ermöglicht
What words are commonly confused with "Enzym"?
"Enzym" is commonly confused with "enzyme", "Enz", "enorm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Enzym"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enzym" is [ɛnˈt͡syːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enzym" come from?
"Enzym" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Enzym", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cases#28,585Heldt#28,702hours#28,708basta#28,545

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fossil8 variantsBüsche8 variantsBürste8 variantsGiebel8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list