lectin
/ˈlɛktɪn/noun
lectin is spelled L-E-C-T-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lectin means “Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lectin is lectins.
How many letters and syllables are in lectin?
| Letters | 6: L-E-C-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 lectin?
Lectin appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 lectin?
- UK /ˈlɛktɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lectin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lectin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lectin (/ɛktɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: client, lentic.
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 lectin
- lectins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lectin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lectin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lectine |
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 lectin come from?
From Latin lēctus (“chosen”) + -in. Coined by W.C. Boyd in 1954.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).