Lipid
[liˈpiːt]
The verdict
“Lipid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wasserunlöslicher Naturstoff; Fett oder fettähnliche Substanz
Corpus desk
Index DE-lipid · Lipid · German
Lipid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Lipid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liˈpiːt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lipid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lipid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [liˈpiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wasserunlöslicher Naturstoff; Fett oder fettähnliche Substanz".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lipid, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lipid, spelled L-I-P-I-D.
Definition
- 1wasserunlöslicher Naturstoff; Fett oder fettähnliche Substanz
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lipid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fette sind nur eine Art von Lipiden, eine Kategorie von Molekülen, die ihre Unfähigkeit, sich gut mit Wasser zu vermischen, gemeinsam haben. Lipide sind meist hydrophob, unpolar und bestehen überwiegend aus Kohlenwasserstoffketten.“
Antonyms
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.