ataxin
noun
ataxin is spelled A-T-A-X-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ataxin means “Any of several proteins, found in several organs of the body, that have an association with ataxia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ataxin is ataxins.
How many letters and syllables are in ataxin?
| Letters | 6: A-T-A-X-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 ataxin?
Ataxin appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 ataxin
- ataxins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ataxin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several proteins, found in several organs of the body, that have an association with ataxia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ataxin come from?
From ataxia + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).