gliadin
/ˈɡlaɪədɪn/noun
gliadin is spelled G-L-I-A-D-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gliadin means “A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gliadin is gliadins.
How many letters and syllables are in gliadin?
| Letters | 7: G-L-I-A-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gliadin?
Gliadin appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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).
How do you pronounce gliadin?
- UK /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/
- UK /ˈɡlaɪəˌdiːn/
- US /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/
Gliadin has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with gliadin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gliadin (/aɪədɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dialing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gliadin
- gliadins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gliadin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gliadin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense minor protein in wheat:
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 gliadin come from?
From Italian gloiodina, coined by G. Taddei in 1819 along with zymome. Compare glio- and gloeo-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).