lactine

\lak.tin\

/\lak.tin\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom du lactose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lactine · lactine · French

lactine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lactine
PropertyValue
Headwordlactine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lak.tin\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “lactine” se place dans la fréquence du français

lactinereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lactine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lak.tin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom du lactose.".

lactine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lactine, spelled L-A-C-T-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien nom du lactose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La conséquence en est la présence d’acide lactique et la diminution proportionnelle de la quantité de lactine, aux dépens de laquelle s’est formé l’acide .

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 "lactine"?
"lactine" is spelled L-A-C-T-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lak.tin\.
What does "lactine" mean?
As a noun, "lactine" means: Ancien nom du lactose.
How do you pronounce "lactine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lactine" is \lak.tin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list