Anhydrit
[anhyˈdʁiːt]
The verdict
“Anhydrit” is uncommon German (frequency #96,646 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,646
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - farbloses bis graues Mineral, wasserfreies Kalziumsulfat, das in Salzlagerstätten vorkommt und zur Herstellung von Zement und Kunstdünger verwendet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anhydrit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [anhyˈdʁiːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anhydrit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Anhydrit is uncommon German at frequency #96,646 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [anhyˈdʁiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "farbloses bis graues Mineral, wasserfreies Kalziumsulfat, das in Salzlagerstätten vorkommt und zur Herstellung von Zement und Kunstdünger verwendet wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Anhydrit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Anhydrit, spelled A-N-H-Y-D-R-I-T.
Definition
- 1farbloses bis graues Mineral, wasserfreies Kalziumsulfat, das in Salzlagerstätten vorkommt und zur Herstellung von Zement und Kunstdünger verwendet wird
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Anhydrit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-H-Y-D-R-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [anhyˈdʁiːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.