Serotonin

[zeʁotoˈniːn]

/[zeʁotoˈniːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Serotonin” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,583
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neurotransmitter und Gewebshormon, das mehrere Funktionen im menschlichen Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem und Nervensystem hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-serotonin · Serotonin · German

Serotonin · rank #45,583 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,583
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH serbisch

Nearest frequency peer: serbisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Serotonin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Serotonin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Serotonin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSerotonin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zeʁotoˈniːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,583
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Serotonin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Serotoninliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „serbisch“ (#45,582), „Sexualstraftäter“ (#45,584), „Selbstzweifel“ (#45,581). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Serotonin“ bei #45,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Serotonin (IPA [zeʁotoˈniːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,583 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Neurotransmitter und Gewebshormon, das mehrere Funktionen im menschlichen Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem und Nervensystem hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Serotonin, with forms such as "esrotonin", "seortonin", and "serootnin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Serotonin, spelled S-E-R-O-T-O-N-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neurotransmitter und Gewebshormon, das mehrere Funktionen im menschlichen Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem und Nervensystem hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Serotonin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Im menschlichen Organismus kommt die größte Menge an Serotonin im Magen-Darm-Trakt vor.“

This word in other languages

serotonin(English)serotonina(Español)sérotonine(Français)serotonina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrotonin
  • seortonin
  • serootnin
  • serotnoin
  • serotoinn
  • serotoninn
  • serotonni
  • serotonnin
  • serottonin
  • serrotonin
  • sertoonin
  • sreotonin
  • sserotonin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Serotonin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esrotonin2seortonin2serootnin2serotnoin2serotoinn2serotoninn1serotonni2serotonnin1
Edit distance from "Serotonin"

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 "Serotonin"?
"Serotonin" is spelled S-E-R-O-T-O-N-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zeʁotoˈniːn].
What does "Serotonin" mean?
As a noun, "Serotonin" means: Neurotransmitter und Gewebshormon, das mehrere Funktionen im menschlichen Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem und Nervensystem hat
What are common misspellings of "Serotonin"?
Common misspellings include "esrotonin", "seortonin", "serootnin", "serotnoin", "serotoinn". The correct spelling is "Serotonin".
How do you pronounce "Serotonin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Serotonin" is [zeʁotoˈniːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Serotonin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwammig#45,575Schulbuch#45,573Spielmann#45,598saudische#45,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

serbisch13 variantsschocken13 variantsSupernova13 variantsTaekwondo13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list