Hämoglobin

[hɛmoɡloˈbiːn]

/[hɛmoɡloˈbiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hämoglobin” is uncommon German (frequency #64,377 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,377
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protein, welches auf den Erythrozyten den Sauerstoff bindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-hamoglobin · Hämoglobin · German

Hämoglobin · rank #64,377 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,377
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hydraulisch

Nearest frequency peer: hydraulisch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hämoglobin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hämoglobin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hämoglobin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHämoglobin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɛmoɡloˈbiːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,377
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hämoglobin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hämoglobinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hydraulisch“ (#64,376), „Händeschütteln“ (#64,378), „Huthi“ (#64,375). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hämoglobin“ bei #64,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hämoglobin is uncommon German at frequency #64,377 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɛmoɡloˈbiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Protein, welches auf den Erythrozyten den Sauerstoff bindet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hämoglobin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hämoglobin, spelled H-Ä-M-O-G-L-O-B-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protein, welches auf den Erythrozyten den Sauerstoff bindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hämoglobin ist sehr eisenhaltig.
  2. „Methämoglobin entsteht normalerweise nur in geringen Mengen im Körper und wird durch ein Enzym wieder in Hämoglobin umgewandelt.“

Synonyms

Blutfarbstoff

This word in other languages

hemoglobin(English)hemoglobina(Español)hémoglobine(Français)hemoglobina(Português)

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 "Hämoglobin"?
"Hämoglobin" is spelled H-Ä-M-O-G-L-O-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛmoɡloˈbiːn].
What does "Hämoglobin" mean?
As a noun, "Hämoglobin" means: Protein, welches auf den Erythrozyten den Sauerstoff bindet
How do you pronounce "Hämoglobin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hämoglobin" is [hɛmoɡloˈbiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hämoglobin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Infusionen#64,385Holzbalken#64,361Hauptseite#64,342Halligalli#64,331

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list