Bauxit
[baʊ̯ˈksiːt]
The verdict
“Bauxit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - festes, kolloidales Aluminiumhydroxid mit etwas Eisen
Corpus desk
Index DE-bauxit · Bauxit · German
Bauxit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bauxit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baʊ̯ˈksiːt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bauxit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bauxit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baʊ̯ˈksiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "festes, kolloidales Aluminiumhydroxid mit etwas Eisen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Bauxit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bauxit, spelled B-A-U-X-I-T.
Definition
- 1festes, kolloidales Aluminiumhydroxid mit etwas Eisen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bauxit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das einzige wirtschaftlich wichtige Ausgangsmaterial für die Aluminiumproduktion ist Bauxit.“
„Im Rahmen der Explorationsgeologie kann der Untersuchung des Regoliths eine große Bedeutung u.a. bei der Aufspürung von Lagerstätten von Kaolin (und anderen technisch verwertbaren Tonen), Bauxit, Nickel, Edelmetallen, Edel- und Halbedelsteinen zukommen.“
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.