Buten
[buˈteːn]
The verdict
“Buten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungesättigter Kohlenwasserstoff mit vier Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Doppelbindung
Corpus desk
Index DE-buten · Buten · German
Buten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Buten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [buˈteːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [buˈteːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Buten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Buten, spelled B-U-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1ungesättigter Kohlenwasserstoff mit vier Kohlenstoffatomen und einer Doppelbindung
- 2Plural: Stoffgruppe von isomeren Verbindungen mit der Summenformel C₄H₈
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Buten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Buten gehört zur Stoffgruppe der Alkene.
Butene sind unter Standardbedingungen farblose, brennbare Gase mit einer größeren Dichte als Luft.
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.