caténine

\ka.tas.te.nin\

/\ka.tas.te.nin\/ noun

The verdict

“caténine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protéine cellulaire servant de lien entre certaines protéines transmembranaires et les protéines du cytosquelette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-catenine · caténine · French

caténine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for caténine
PropertyValue
Headwordcaténine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.tas.te.nin\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « caténine » en français

caténinesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caténine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.tas.te.nin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Protéine cellulaire servant de lien entre certaines protéines transmembranaires et les protéines du cytosquelette.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for caténine, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caténine, spelled C-A-T-É-N-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Protéine cellulaire servant de lien entre certaines protéines transmembranaires et les protéines du cytosquelette.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caténine"?
"caténine" is spelled C-A-T-É-N-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.tas.te.nin\.
What does "caténine" mean?
As a noun, "caténine" means: Protéine cellulaire servant de lien entre certaines protéines transmembranaires et les protéines du cytosquelette.
How do you pronounce "caténine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caténine" is \ka.tas.te.nin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caténine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list