aminoacide
\a.mi.no.a.sid\
The verdict
“aminoacide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acide aminé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aminoacide · aminoacide · French
aminoacide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aminoacide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.mi.no.a.sid\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aminoacide » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aminoacide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.mi.no.a.sid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide aminé.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aminoacide, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aminoacide, spelled A-M-I-N-O-A-C-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Acide aminé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aminoacide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les aminoacides sont les briques de base des protéines, essentielles à la chimie des cellules vivantes.
Il contient de grandes quantités de glycine (un aminoacide sur trois est la glycine), de proline et d’hydroxyproline (là encore, un tiers environ des aminoacides est Pro ou Hyp).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.