Acrylamid

[akʁylaˈmiːt]

/[akʁylaˈmiːt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krebserregende chemische Substanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-acrylamid · Acrylamid · German

Acrylamid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Acrylamid
PropertyValue
HeadwordAcrylamid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akʁylaˈmiːt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Acrylamid“ im Deutschen

Acrylamidschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Acrylamid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akʁylaˈmiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krebserregende chemische Substanz".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Acrylamid, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Acrylamid, spelled A-C-R-Y-L-A-M-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    krebserregende chemische Substanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Acrylamid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Plötzlich wimmelte es auf dem Teller von Transfetten, Acrylamiden, Isoflavonoiden und Tausenden anderen bedrohlich klingenden Substanzen.“

Synonyms

Acrylsäureamid

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Acrylamid"?
"Acrylamid" is spelled A-C-R-Y-L-A-M-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [akʁylaˈmiːt].
What does "Acrylamid" mean?
As a noun, "Acrylamid" means: krebserregende chemische Substanz
How do you pronounce "Acrylamid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Acrylamid" is [akʁylaˈmiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Acrylamid" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list