toxin

[ˈtɒksɪn]

/[ˈtɒksɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“toxin” is uncommon German (frequency #75,132 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,132
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Organismen erzeugtes Gift

Corpus desk

Index DE-toxin · toxin · German

toxin · rank #75,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,132
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tragfähigen

Nearest frequency peer: tragfähigen (+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 „toxin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for toxin
PropertyValue
Headwordtoxin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɒksɪn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „toxin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.toxinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tragfähigen“ (#75,133), „Titelmusik“ (#75,130), „trapper“ (#75,134). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „toxin“ bei #75,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toxin is uncommon German at frequency #75,132 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɒksɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Organismen erzeugtes Gift".

Zero misspellings are on record for toxin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

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 toxin, spelled T-O-X-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Organismen erzeugtes Gift

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 "toxin"?
"toxin" is spelled T-O-X-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɒksɪn].
What does "toxin" mean?
As a noun, "toxin" means: von Organismen erzeugtes Gift
How do you pronounce "toxin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toxin" is [ˈtɒksɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toxin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list