thiamine
/ˈθaɪ.ə.min/
"thiamine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thiamine” is uncommon English (frequency #69,510 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,510
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thiamine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈθaɪ.ə.min/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “thiamine” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
thiamine is uncommon English at frequency #69,510 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈθaɪ.ə.min/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.".
thiamine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From thio- + amine. The correct English form is thiamine, spelled T-H-I-A-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates.
Etymology
From thio- + amine.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “thiamine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-H-I-A-M-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈθaɪ.ə.min/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.