Acyl
[aˈt͡syːl]
The verdict
“Acyl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - funktionelle Gruppe, die sich von einer organischen Säure ableitet und die allgemeine Formel R-CO- besitzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-acyl · Acyl · German
Acyl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Acyl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈt͡syːl] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Acyl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Acyl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈt͡syːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Acyl has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Acyl, spelled A-C-Y-L.
Definition
- 1funktionelle Gruppe, die sich von einer organischen Säure ableitet und die allgemeine Formel R-CO- besitzt
- 2Radikal, das sich von einer organischen Säure ableitet und die allgemeine Formel R-CO· besitzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Acyl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Acyl kann identisch mit den Fettsäureresten sein.
Das Acyl ist ein meist instabiler Zwischenzustand in einem Reaktionsmechanismus eines auftretenden Acylradikals.
Synonyms
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.