histidine

^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\

/^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acide aminé dont le groupement latéral comporte un cycle imidazole, à caractère basique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-histidine · histidine · French

histidine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 histidine
PropertyValue
Headwordhistidine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « histidine » en français

histidinesiège 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

histidine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acide aminé dont le groupement latéral comporte un cycle imidazole, à caractère basique.".

No misspelling variants are generated for histidine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is histidine, spelled H-I-S-T-I-D-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acide aminé dont le groupement latéral comporte un cycle imidazole, à caractère basique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how histidine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’un des rôles de l’histidine, par exemple, est de fournir des matériaux de formation à la globine, une albumine particulière qui est un des constituants de l’hémoglobine du sang.

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 "histidine"?
"histidine" is spelled H-I-S-T-I-D-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\.
What does "histidine" mean?
As a noun, "histidine" means: Acide aminé dont le groupement latéral comporte un cycle imidazole, à caractère basique.
How do you pronounce "histidine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "histidine" is ^((h aspiré))\is.ti.din\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "histidine" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list