Lysin
[lyˈziːn]
The verdict
“Lysin” 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) - eine proteinogene Aminosäure
Corpus desk
Index DE-lysin · Lysin · German
Lysin · 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 | Lysin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lyˈziːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lysin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lysin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lyˈziːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine proteinogene Aminosäure".
Lysin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lysin, spelled L-Y-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine proteinogene Aminosäure
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lysin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die richtige Zusammensetzung dieser Aminosäure wurde 1891 durch seinen Schüler Max Siegfried veröffentlicht und die finale Aufklärung der Strukturformel erfolgte 1902 über die Synthese von Lysin durch den Nobelpreisträger Emil Fischer und seinen Assistenten Fritz Weigert.“
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.