Glycin
[ɡlyˈt͡siːn]
The verdict
“Glycin” 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 May 6, 2026) - einfachste Aminosäure, Bestandteil von Proteinen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glycin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡlyˈt͡siːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glycin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Glycin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlyˈt͡siːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einfachste Aminosäure, Bestandteil von Proteinen".
Glycin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Glycin, spelled G-L-Y-C-I-N.
Definition
- 1einfachste Aminosäure, Bestandteil von Proteinen
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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.
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Using “Glycin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-Y-C-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡlyˈt͡siːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.