Chlorgas
[ˈkloːɐ̯ˌɡaːs]
The verdict
“Chlorgas” is uncommon German (frequency #67,094 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,094
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chlor, das sich im gasförmigen Zustand befindet und aus Molekülen zu je zwei Chloratomen besteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-chlorgas · Chlorgas · German
Chlorgas · rank #67,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,094
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH Chilis
Nearest frequency peer: Chilis (-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 „Chlorgas“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Chars
Chars
32,912 corpus weight
- cheap
cheap
32,911 corpus weight
- Chicks
Chicks
32,909 corpus weight
- Chilis
Chilis
32,908 corpus weight
- Chlorgas
Chlorgas
32,907 corpus weight
- clearing
clearing
32,904 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chlorgas“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chlorgas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkloːɐ̯ˌɡaːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,094 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chlorgas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Chlorgas is uncommon German at frequency #67,094 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkloːɐ̯ˌɡaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chlor, das sich im gasförmigen Zustand befindet und aus Molekülen zu je zwei Chloratomen besteht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chlorgas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chlorgas, spelled C-H-L-O-R-G-A-S.
Definition
- 1Chlor, das sich im gasförmigen Zustand befindet und aus Molekülen zu je zwei Chloratomen besteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Chlorgas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Angriffe mit Chlorgas sind nicht leicht nachzuweisen.“
„Schließlich brachten sie am 22. April 1915 bei Ypern (Belgien) zum ersten Mal das tödliche Chlorgas zum Einsatz.“
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.
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