Äthylalkohol
[ɛˈtyːlʔalkoˌhoːl]
The verdict
“Äthylalkohol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Gruppenformel C₂H₅OH
Corpus desk
Index DE-athylalkohol · Äthylalkohol · German
Äthylalkohol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Äthylalkohol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈtyːlʔalkoˌhoːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Äthylalkohol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Äthylalkohol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛˈtyːlʔalkoˌhoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Gruppenformel C₂H₅OH".
Äthylalkohol has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Äthylalkohol, spelled Ä-T-H-Y-L-A-L-K-O-H-O-L.
Definition
- 1legale Droge in vielen Getränken und Arzneien; Alkohol mit der Gruppenformel C₂H₅OH
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.