Leucin
[lɔɪ̯ˈt͡siːn]
The verdict
“Leucin” 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) - eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine
Corpus desk
Index DE-leucin · Leucin · German
Leucin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Leucin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɔɪ̯ˈt͡siːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leucin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leucin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɔɪ̯ˈt͡siːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leucin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Leucin, spelled L-E-U-C-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leucin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leucin ist eine essentielle Aminosäure.
„Valin, Leucin und Isoleucin werden vom Gehirn besonders leicht aufgenommen und dort dem Stoffwechsel zugeführt, während die anderen Aminosäuren vorwiegend in der Leber abgebaut werden.“
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.