statin

/ˈstætɪn/

//ˈstætɪn// noun

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"statin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statin” is uncommon English (frequency #50,820 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,820
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

Corpus desk

Index EN-statin · statin · English

statin · rank #50,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,820
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stefanie

Nearest frequency peer: Stefanie (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “statin”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “statin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for statin
PropertyValue
Headwordstatin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstætɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “statin” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).statinfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Stefanie” (#50,821), “stevia” (#50,822), “stoking” (#50,823). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statin” is #50,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

statin is uncommon English at frequency #50,820 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstætɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for statin, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin. The correct English form is statin, spelled S-T-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
  2. 2
    An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how statin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The researchers found that statins were likely to provide benefits at a substantially higher health risk than expected and that those risk levels were lower for atorvastatin and rosuvastatin than for simvastatin and pravastatin. […] Yet some of the statin side effects mentioned in the study have not been proved in the scientific literature or are exaggera…
  2. Among the latest are reports of the ability of several leading statins to reduce deaths from common cancers and blunt the decline of memory with age.

Etymology

From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin.

This word in other languages

statine(Français)Statin(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "statin"?
"statin" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstætɪn/.
What does "statin" mean?
As a noun, "statin" means: Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
How do you pronounce "statin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statin" is /ˈstætɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "statin"?
From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "statin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stevia#50,822Talley#50,830tappan#50,831snugly#50,808

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list