Karotin
[kaʁoˈtiːn]
The verdict
“Karotin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein gelber oder roter Farbstoff in Pflanzenzellen, der zugleich eine Vorstufe des Vitamins A bildet
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Index DE-karotin · Karotin · German
Karotin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Karotin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁoˈtiːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karotin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karotin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁoˈtiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein gelber oder roter Farbstoff in Pflanzenzellen, der zugleich eine Vorstufe des Vitamins A bildet".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Karotin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Karotin, spelled K-A-R-O-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein gelber oder roter Farbstoff in Pflanzenzellen, der zugleich eine Vorstufe des Vitamins A bildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Karotin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Karotin ist ein Provitamin des spezifisch die Sehfähigkeit beeinflussenden Vitamins A.
Karotin, Zink und die Vitamine wirken als sogenannte Antioxidantien, die aggressive Sauerstoffverbindungen vernichten.
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.