Chemikalie

[çemiˈkaːli̯ə]

/[çemiˈkaːli̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chemikalie” is uncommon German (frequency #54,422 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,422
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - industriell oder im Labor hergestellter chemischer Stoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-chemikalie · Chemikalie · German

Chemikalie · rank #54,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,422
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charm

Nearest frequency peer: Charm (-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 „Chemikalie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chemikalie
PropertyValue
HeadwordChemikalie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[çemiˈkaːli̯ə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chemikalie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chemikaliefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Charm“ (#54,421), „chilenische“ (#54,423), „charakteristisches“ (#54,420). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chemikalie“ bei #54,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chemikalie is uncommon German at frequency #54,422 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [çemiˈkaːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "industriell oder im Labor hergestellter chemischer Stoff".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Chemikalie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Chemikalie, spelled C-H-E-M-I-K-A-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    industriell oder im Labor hergestellter chemischer Stoff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Chemikalie hat einen süßlichen Duft.
  2. Arsen ist eine giftige Chemikalie.

Synonyms

Stoff

This word in other languages

chemical(English)produit chimique(Français)

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 "Chemikalie"?
"Chemikalie" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-K-A-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [çemiˈkaːli̯ə].
What does "Chemikalie" mean?
As a noun, "Chemikalie" means: industriell oder im Labor hergestellter chemischer Stoff
How do you pronounce "Chemikalie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chemikalie" is [çemiˈkaːli̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chemikalie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chemikalie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Clementine#54,424britischem#54,405Bratwürste#54,401Direktwahl#54,445

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list