dermal
[dɛʁˈmaːl]
The verdict
“dermal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Haut betreffend, von der Haut abstammend, an der Haut liegend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dermal · dermal · German
dermal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dermal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɛʁˈmaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dermal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dermal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɛʁˈmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Haut betreffend, von der Haut abstammend, an der Haut liegend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dermal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dermal, spelled D-E-R-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1die Haut betreffend, von der Haut abstammend, an der Haut liegend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dermal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bislang kann man eine große Zahl von Arzneistoffen nicht dermal oder transdermal anwenden, da diese das Stratum corneum der menschlichen Haut nicht überwinden können.“
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.