Proteins

[pʁoteˈiːns]

/[pʁoteˈiːns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Proteins” is uncommon German (frequency #61,843 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,843
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Protein

Corpus desk

Index DE-proteins · Proteins · German

Proteins · rank #61,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,843
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prophezeite

Nearest frequency peer: prophezeite (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Proteins“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Proteins“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Proteins
PropertyValue
HeadwordProteins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoteˈiːns]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Proteins“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Proteinsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prophezeite“ (#61,842), „Protestes“ (#61,844), „propagandistisch“ (#61,841). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Proteins“ bei #61,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Proteins is uncommon German at frequency #61,843 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoteˈiːns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Protein".

Proteins doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Proteins, spelled P-R-O-T-E-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Protein

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Proteins"?
"Proteins" is spelled P-R-O-T-E-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoteˈiːns].
What does "Proteins" mean?
As a noun, "Proteins" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Protein
How do you pronounce "Proteins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Proteins" is [pʁoteˈiːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Proteins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

principe#61,837Potenzen#61,831Portwein#61,829Rechners#61,859

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list