protéolyse
\pʁɔ.te.ɔ.liz\
The verdict
“protéolyse” 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) - Hydrolyse des protéines sous l'action des enzymes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-proteolyse · protéolyse · French
protéolyse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | protéolyse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.te.ɔ.liz\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
protéolyse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.te.ɔ.liz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hydrolyse des protéines sous l'action des enzymes.".
No misspelling variants are generated for protéolyse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 protéolyse, spelled P-R-O-T-É-O-L-Y-S-E.
Definition
- 1Hydrolyse des protéines sous l'action des enzymes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how protéolyse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La protéolyse [du lait] correspond à la dégradation des protéines du lait sous l'action d'enzymes, les protéases naturelles du lait ou celles sécrétées par des bactéries. Ce phénomène présente quelques inconvénients car il provoque une gélification (prise en masse gélatineuse) des laits Uht (ultra-haute température) pendant leur conservation et une diminu…
This word in other languages
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