Äthanol
[ˌɛtaˈnoːl]
The verdict
“Äthanol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Summenformel C₂H₅OH
Corpus desk
Index DE-athanol · Äthanol · German
Äthanol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" 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 | Äthanol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɛtaˈnoːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Äthanol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Äthanol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛtaˈnoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Summenformel C₂H₅OH".
Äthanol has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Äthanol, spelled Ä-T-H-A-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Summenformel C₂H₅OH
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Äthanol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Äthanol wird durch Gärung gewonnen.
„1832 synthetisierte Justus von Liebig aus Äthanol und Chlor das Chloralhydrat, das aber erst wesentlich später als Schlafmittel erkannt und von O. Liebreich 1869 in der Berliner Charité als Beruhigungsmittel bei erregten Psychosekranken eingesetzt wurde.“
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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.