Acetylsalicylsäure
[ˌat͡seˈtyːlzaliˌt͡syːlzɔɪ̯ʁə]
The verdict
“Acetylsalicylsäure” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schmerzstillender Wirkstoff, Summenformel C₉H₈O₄
Corpus desk
Index DE-acetylsalicylsaure · Acetylsalicylsäure · German
Acetylsalicylsäure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Acetylsalicylsäure |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌat͡seˈtyːlzaliˌt͡syːlzɔɪ̯ʁə] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Acetylsalicylsäure“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Acetylsalicylsäure is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌat͡seˈtyːlzaliˌt͡syːlzɔɪ̯ʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schmerzstillender Wirkstoff, Summenformel C₉H₈O₄".
Acetylsalicylsäure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Acetylsalicylsäure, spelled A-C-E-T-Y-L-S-A-L-I-C-Y-L-S-Ä-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1schmerzstillender Wirkstoff, Summenformel C₉H₈O₄
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Acetylsalicylsäure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Acetylsalicylsäure reagiert mit Alkoholen zu Estern.
Acetylsalicylsäure ist der Wirkstoff von Aspirin und einiger anderer Schmerzmittel. Er kommt in der Weidenrinde vor.
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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.