Barbiturate

[baʁbituˈʁaːtə]

/[baʁbituˈʁaːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbiturat

Corpus desk

Index DE-barbiturate · Barbiturate · German

Barbiturate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 Barbiturate
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarbiturate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baʁbituˈʁaːtə]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Barbiturate” sits in German frequency

Barbiturate falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Barbiturate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baʁbituˈʁaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Barbiturate, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Barbiturate, spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbiturat
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Barbiturat
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Barbiturat

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barbiturate"?
"Barbiturate" is spelled B-A-R-B-I-T-U-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baʁbituˈʁaːtə].
What does "Barbiturate" mean?
As a noun, "Barbiturate" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Barbiturat
How do you pronounce "Barbiturate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barbiturate" is [baʁbituˈʁaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barbiturate" come from?
"Barbiturate" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list