Chloramphenicol
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The verdict
“Chloramphenicol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Breitbandantibiotikum, das erstmals 1947 aus Streptomyces venezuelae gewonnen wurde
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Index DE-chloramphenicol · Chloramphenicol · German
Chloramphenicol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Chloramphenicol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chloramphenicol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chloramphenicol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Breitbandantibiotikum, das erstmals 1947 aus Streptomyces venezuelae gewonnen wurde".
Zero misspellings are on record for Chloramphenicol in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chloramphenicol, spelled C-H-L-O-R-A-M-P-H-E-N-I-C-O-L.
Definition
- 1Breitbandantibiotikum, das erstmals 1947 aus Streptomyces venezuelae gewonnen wurde
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.