Benzol

[bɛnˈt͡soːl]

/[bɛnˈt͡soːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Benzol” is uncommon German (frequency #51,155 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,155
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der einfachste aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff, Summenformel C₆H₆

Corpus desk

Index DE-benzol · Benzol · German

Benzol · rank #51,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,155
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bent

Nearest frequency peer: bent (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Benzol”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Benzol” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Benzol
PropertyValue
HeadwordBenzol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɛnˈt͡soːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Benzol” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Benzolliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „bent“ (#51,154), „beratenden“ (#51,156), „Bemühung“ (#51,153). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Benzol is uncommon German at frequency #51,155 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛnˈt͡soːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der einfachste aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff, Summenformel C₆H₆".

Zero misspellings are on record for Benzol in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Benzol, spelled B-E-N-Z-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der einfachste aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff, Summenformel C₆H₆

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Benzol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Benzol ist krebserregend.

Synonyms

BenzenPhen

Antonyms

Benzin

This word in other languages

benzene(English)benzol(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Benzol"?
"Benzol" is spelled B-E-N-Z-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛnˈt͡soːl].
What does "Benzol" mean?
As a noun, "Benzol" means: der einfachste aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff, Summenformel C₆H₆
How do you pronounce "Benzol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Benzol" is [bɛnˈt͡soːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Benzol" come from?
"Benzol" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Benzol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bianco#51,165autark#51,130brings#51,180Bummel#51,188

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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