Chemie

[çeˈmiː]

/[çeˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chemie” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,179
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Naturwissenschaft, die sich mit der Zusammensetzung und den Eigenschaften der Stoffe sowie deren Veränderungen befasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-chemie · Chemie · German

Chemie · rank #3,179 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chat

Nearest frequency peer: Chat (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Chemie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Chemie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Chemie vs crème
33% similar
Chemie vs Chemiker
75% similar
Chemie vs Chefin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Chemie
PropertyValue
HeadwordChemie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[çeˈmiː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,179
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chemie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Chemieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Chat“ (#3,178), „damaligen“ (#3,180), „dick“ (#3,181). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chemie“ bei #3,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Chemie (IPA [çeˈmiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,179 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chemie, with forms such as "cchemie", "cehmie", and "cheime". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "crème", "Chemiker", "Chefin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Chemie, spelled C-H-E-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Naturwissenschaft, die sich mit der Zusammensetzung und den Eigenschaften der Stoffe sowie deren Veränderungen befasst
  2. 2
    Schul-/Studienfach, in dem [1] vermittelt wird
  3. 3
    die zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen, emotionale Feinabstimmung
  4. 4
    Stoff oder Produkt, das (vermutlich) synthetisch hergestellt wurde und deswegen als gesundheitsschädlich angesehen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Chemie ist die Wissenschaft von den Stoffen und den Stoffumsetzungen.
  2. Chemie ist das, was knallt und stinkt. (Schülerspruch)

Synonyms

StofflehreScheidekunstInteraktionZusammenlebenKontingenzRapport

This word in other languages

chemistry(English)química(Español)chimie(Français)química(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchemie
  • cehmie
  • cheime
  • chemei
  • chemmie
  • chhemie
  • chmeie
  • hcemie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chemie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchemie1cehmie2cheime2chemei2chemmie1chhemie1chmeie2hcemie2
Edit distance from "Chemie"

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 "Chemie"?
"Chemie" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [çeˈmiː].
What does "Chemie" mean?
As a noun, "Chemie" means: Naturwissenschaft, die sich mit der Zusammensetzung und den Eigenschaften der Stoffe sowie deren Veränderungen befasst
What words are commonly confused with "Chemie"?
"Chemie" is commonly confused with "crème", "Chemiker", "Chefin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chemie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chemie" is [çeˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chemie" come from?
"Chemie" 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 "Chemie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ferner#3,185Format#3,187Ausbau#3,170Ansatz#3,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

wohnt8 variantsSteuer8 variantsschien8 variantsTabelle8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list