protéase
\pʁɔ.tɛ.az\
The verdict
“protéase” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enzyme de type hydrolase qui lyse une protéine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | protéase |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.tɛ.az\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “protéase” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for protéase is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.tɛ.az\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Enzyme de type hydrolase qui lyse une protéine.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for protéase in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is protéase, spelled P-R-O-T-É-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Enzyme de type hydrolase qui lyse une protéine.
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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.
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Using “protéase”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-T-É-A-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɔ.tɛ.az\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.