Tryptophan

[tʁʏptoˈfaːn]

/[tʁʏptoˈfaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tryptophan” is uncommon German (frequency #78,646 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,646
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine

Corpus desk

Index DE-tryptophan · Tryptophan · German

Tryptophan · rank #78,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,646
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trödelmarkt

Nearest frequency peer: Trödelmarkt (+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 „Tryptophan“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tryptophan
PropertyValue
HeadwordTryptophan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁʏptoˈfaːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tryptophan“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trödelmarkt“ (#78,647), „translations“ (#78,644), „turns“ (#78,648). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tryptophan“ bei #78,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tryptophan is uncommon German at frequency #78,646 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁʏptoˈfaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine".

Zero misspellings are on record for Tryptophan in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tryptophan, spelled T-R-Y-P-T-O-P-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aus der essentiellen Aminosäure Tryptophan wird im Stoffwechsel der Neurotransmitter Serotonin gebildet.
  2. Die polare NH-Gruppe des Indol-Ringes von Tryptophan ist auch für die Ausbildung der Tertiärstruktur von Proteinen verantwortlich.

This word in other languages

tryptophan(English)triptófano(Español)

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 "Tryptophan"?
"Tryptophan" is spelled T-R-Y-P-T-O-P-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁʏptoˈfaːn].
What does "Tryptophan" mean?
As a noun, "Tryptophan" means: eine Aminosäure, Bestandteil der Proteine
How do you pronounce "Tryptophan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tryptophan" is [tʁʏptoˈfaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tryptophan" come from?
"Tryptophan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list