amylopectin
noun
amylopectin is spelled A-M-Y-L-O-P-E-C-T-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amylopectin means “A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amylopectin is amylopectins.
How many letters and syllables are in amylopectin?
| Letters | 11: A-M-Y-L-O-P-E-C-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amylopectin?
Amylopectin appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of amylopectin
- amylopectins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amylopectin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amylopectin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense insoluble form of starch:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amylopectine |
| Portuguese | amilopectina |
| Spanish | amilopectina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amylopectin come from?
From amylo- + pectin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).