kinesin
noun
kinesin is spelled K-I-N-E-S-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinesin means “Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinesin is kinesins.
How many letters and syllables are in kinesin?
| Letters | 7: K-I-N-E-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 kinesin?
Kinesin appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 kinesin
- kinesins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinesin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kinesin come from?
From kinesis + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).