acide aminé
\a.si.d‿a.mi.ne\
The verdict
“acide aminé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Molécule organique possédant un groupement amine (-NH₂), un groupement carboxylique (-COOH), un atome d'hydrogène et une chaîne latérale. Elles sont les constituants des protéines.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acide aminé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.si.d‿a.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acide aminé” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
acide aminé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.si.d‿a.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Molécule organique possédant un groupement amine (-NH₂), un groupement carboxylique (-COOH), un atome d'hydrogène et une chaîne latérale. Elles sont les constituants des protéines.".
acide aminé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is acide aminé, spelled A-C-I-D-E- -A-M-I-N-É.
Definition
- 1Molécule organique possédant un groupement amine (-NH₂), un groupement carboxylique (-COOH), un atome d'hydrogène et une chaîne latérale. Elles sont les constituants des protéines.
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Using “acide aminé”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-C-I-D-E- -A-M-I-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.si.d‿a.mi.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.