chemicals

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The verdict

“chemicals” is uncommon German (frequency #88,761 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,761
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs chemical

Corpus desk

Index DE-chemicals · chemicals · German

chemicals · rank #88,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,761
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chorherren

Nearest frequency peer: Chorherren (+3 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 „chemicals“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chemicals
PropertyValue
Headwordchemicals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „chemicals“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.chemicalsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chorherren“ (#88,764), „carabinieri“ (#88,757), „capote“ (#88,755). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „chemicals“ bei #88,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chemicals is uncommon German at frequency #88,761 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs chemical".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chemicals, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is chemicals, spelled C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs chemical

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 "chemicals"?
"chemicals" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "chemicals" mean?
As a noun, "chemicals" means: Plural des Substantivs chemical
How do you pronounce "chemicals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemicals" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chemicals", 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