lipoprotein
/ˌlai.poʊˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/noun
lipoprotein is spelled L-I-P-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lipoprotein means “Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lipoprotein is lipoproteins.
How many letters and syllables are in lipoprotein?
| Letters | 11: L-I-P-O-P-R-O-T-E-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 lipoprotein?
Lipoprotein appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 lipoprotein?
- US /ˌlai.poʊˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/
- UK /ˌlai.pəʊˈpɹəʊ.tiːn/
Lipoprotein has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lipoprotein.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lipoprotein?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lipoprotein from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtin/):
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 lipoprotein
- lipoproteins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lipoprotein mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lipoprotein in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense complex of protein and lipid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lipoprotéine |
| German | Lipoprotein |
| Portuguese | lipoproteína |
| Spanish | lipoproteína |
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 lipoprotein come from?
From lipo- + protein.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).