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 September 3, 2026) - einfachste Aminosäure, Bestandteil von Proteinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-glycin · Glycin · German
Glycin · 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 "G" 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 | Glycin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡlyˈt͡siːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glycin“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Glycin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Glycin wird wegen seines süßen Geschmacks als Lebensmittelzusatzstoff eingesetzt.
Das Molekül des Glycins ist als einziges der Aminosäuren achiral.
Synonyms
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.