Histidin
[hɪstiˈdiːn]
The verdict
“Histidin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine
Corpus desk
Index DE-histidin · Histidin · German
Histidin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Histidin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɪstiˈdiːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Histidin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Histidin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hɪstiˈdiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Histidin, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Histidin, spelled H-I-S-T-I-D-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Histidin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Histidin ist eine semi-essentielle proteinogene Aminosäure.
„Das Histidin mit dem pK-Wert nahe dem physiologischen Bereich wirkt in manchen Enzymen im aktiven Zentrum als Protonenrelais.“
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.