Aceton

[at͡səˈtoːn]

/[at͡səˈtoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aceton” is uncommon German (frequency #62,156 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,156
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trivialname für die organisch-chemische Verbindung Propanon beziehungsweise Dimethylketon

Corpus desk

Index DE-aceton · Aceton · German

Aceton · rank #62,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,156
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abwälzen

Nearest frequency peer: abwälzen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Aceton“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Aceton“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aceton
PropertyValue
HeadwordAceton
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[at͡səˈtoːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aceton“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Acetonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abwälzen“ (#62,155), „Ackerflächen“ (#62,157), „abwesenden“ (#62,154). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aceton“ bei #62,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aceton is uncommon German at frequency #62,156 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [at͡səˈtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trivialname für die organisch-chemische Verbindung Propanon beziehungsweise Dimethylketon".

Aceton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 German form is Aceton, spelled A-C-E-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trivialname für die organisch-chemische Verbindung Propanon beziehungsweise Dimethylketon

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aceton"?
"Aceton" is spelled A-C-E-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [at͡səˈtoːn].
What does "Aceton" mean?
As a noun, "Aceton" means: Trivialname für die organisch-chemische Verbindung Propanon beziehungsweise Dimethylketon
How do you pronounce "Aceton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aceton" is [at͡səˈtoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aceton" come from?
"Aceton" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Aceton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zwickt#62,134wolkig#62,108wohlen#62,106Wimpel#62,102

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list