Carboxygruppe
[kaʁˈbɔksiˌɡʁʊpə]
The verdict
“Carboxygruppe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine oft reaktionsbestimmende funktionelle Gruppe der Carbonsäuren
Corpus desk
Index DE-carboxygruppe · Carboxygruppe · German
Carboxygruppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Carboxygruppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁˈbɔksiˌɡʁʊpə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Carboxygruppe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Carboxygruppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈbɔksiˌɡʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine oft reaktionsbestimmende funktionelle Gruppe der Carbonsäuren".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Carboxygruppe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Carboxygruppe, spelled C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-G-R-U-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1eine oft reaktionsbestimmende funktionelle Gruppe der Carbonsäuren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Carboxygruppe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Carboxygruppe enthält ein Kohlenstoff-, ein Wasserstoff- und zwei Sauerstoffatome.
Ein Molekül der Bernsteinsäure enthält zwei Carboxygruppen.
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.