2-Hydroxypropansäure

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für die Milchsäure

Corpus desk

Index DE-2-hydroxypropansaure · 2-Hydroxypropansäure · German

2-Hydroxypropansäure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "2" 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 2-Hydroxypropansäure
PropertyValue
Headword2-Hydroxypropansäure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “2-Hydroxypropansäure” sits in German frequency

2-Hydroxypropansäure falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

2-Hydroxypropansäure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für die Milchsäure".

No misspelling variants are generated for 2-Hydroxypropansäure in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is 2-Hydroxypropansäure, spelled 2---H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-P-A-N-S-Ä-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    für die Milchsäure

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "2-Hydroxypropansäure"?
"2-Hydroxypropansäure" is spelled 2---H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-P-A-N-S-Ä-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "2-Hydroxypropansäure" mean?
As a noun, "2-Hydroxypropansäure" means: für die Milchsäure
How do you pronounce "2-Hydroxypropansäure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "2-Hydroxypropansäure" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "2-Hydroxypropansäure" come from?
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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