transthyretin
/tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/noun
transthyretin is spelled T-R-A-N-S-T-H-Y-R-E-T-I-N: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transthyretin means “a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transthyretin is transthyretins.
How many letters and syllables are in transthyretin?
| Letters | 13: T-R-A-N-S-T-H-Y-R-E-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 transthyretin?
Transthyretin appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 transthyretin?
- US /tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/
Transthyretin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of transthyretin
- transthyretins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transthyretin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transthyretin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of transthyretin: TTR.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).