Statin
[ʃtaˈtiːn]
The verdict
“Statin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arzneistoff, das meist als Cholesterinsenker eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-statin · Statin · German
Statin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Statin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃtaˈtiːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Statin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Statin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtaˈtiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arzneistoff, das meist als Cholesterinsenker eingesetzt wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Statin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Statin, spelled S-T-A-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Arzneistoff, das meist als Cholesterinsenker eingesetzt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Statin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Statine, so argumentieren die Befürworter, seien gut erprobte, vergleichsweise nebenwirkungsarme Medikamente, die das relative Risiko, einen Herzinfarkt oder Schlaganfall zu bekommen, deutlich senken können.“
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.