biodiesel

[ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl]

/[ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl]/ noun

The verdict

“biodiesel” is uncommon German (frequency #68,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,068
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Biodiesel, Treibstoff für Dieselmotoren, der aus organischen Materialien gewonnen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-biodiesel · biodiesel · German

biodiesel · rank #68,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,068
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bindenden

Nearest frequency peer: bindenden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „biodiesel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „biodiesel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for biodiesel
PropertyValue
Headwordbiodiesel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „biodiesel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).biodieselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bindenden“ (#68,067), „biografischen“ (#68,069), „Bischofshofen“ (#68,070). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „biodiesel“ bei #68,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

biodiesel is uncommon German at frequency #68,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Biodiesel, Treibstoff für Dieselmotoren, der aus organischen Materialien gewonnen wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for biodiesel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is biodiesel, spelled B-I-O-D-I-E-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Biodiesel, Treibstoff für Dieselmotoren, der aus organischen Materialien gewonnen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „The loss in power when using pure biodiesel is 5 to 7%.“

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); 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 "biodiesel"?
"biodiesel" is spelled B-I-O-D-I-E-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl].
What does "biodiesel" mean?
As a noun, "biodiesel" means: Biodiesel, Treibstoff für Dieselmotoren, der aus organischen Materialien gewonnen wird
How do you pronounce "biodiesel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biodiesel" is [ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biodiesel" come from?
"biodiesel" 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 "biodiesel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list