Tyrosin
[tyʁoˈziːn]
The verdict
“Tyrosin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine in den meisten Proteinen enthaltene Aminosäure
Corpus desk
Index DE-tyrosin · Tyrosin · German
Tyrosin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tyrosin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tyʁoˈziːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tyrosin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tyrosin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tyʁoˈziːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine in den meisten Proteinen enthaltene Aminosäure".
Tyrosin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tyrosin, spelled T-Y-R-O-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine in den meisten Proteinen enthaltene Aminosäure
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tyrosin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Tyrosin ist Ausgangssubstanz für die Biosynthese von Catecholaminen, Melanin und Thyroxin.“
This word in other languages
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.