# Protein

> German word · Noun · IPA [pʁoteˈiːn] · frequency rank #11,726

## Definitions
1. ein aus Aminosäuren aufgebautes Makromolekül

## Easily confused with
- **Proton** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/protein-vs-proton)
- **Protest** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/protein-vs-protest)
- **Proteus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/protein-vs-proteus)
- **Proteinen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/protein-vs-proteinen)
- **Proben** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/proben-vs-protein)
- **Pfoten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pfoten-vs-protein)

## Common misspellings (10)
`portein`, `pprotein`, `proetin`, `proteinn`, `proteni`, `protien`, `prottein`, `prrotein`, `prtoein`, `rpotein`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/protein