Dihydrogenmonoxid

[dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt]

/[dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Dihydrogenmonoxid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-dihydrogenmonoxid · Dihydrogenmonoxid · German

Dihydrogenmonoxid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for Dihydrogenmonoxid
PropertyValue
HeadwordDihydrogenmonoxid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dihydrogenmonoxid“ im Deutschen

Dihydrogenmonoxidliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dihydrogenmonoxid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wasser".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dihydrogenmonoxid, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dihydrogenmonoxid, spelled D-I-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-M-O-N-O-X-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Obwohl die Gefahren durch Dihydrogenmonoxid sehr real sind, können Sie durch vorsichtiges und umsichtiges Handeln und den Einsatz ihres Hausverstandes sicher gehen, dass Sie alles dazu tun, um sich und Ihre Familie zu beschützen.“
  2. „Habt ihr schon mal was von Dihydrogenmonoxid gehört? Bei diesem Wort denkt man auf Anhieb erstmal an sehr giftige Chemiesäuren oder Gase, dabei bezeichnet es einfach nur ganz gewöhnliches, harmloses Wasser.“

Synonyms

HydroxylsäureDihydrogenoxidDiwasserstoffoxid

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dihydrogenmonoxid"?
"Dihydrogenmonoxid" is spelled D-I-H-Y-D-R-O-G-E-N-M-O-N-O-X-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt].
What does "Dihydrogenmonoxid" mean?
As a noun, "Dihydrogenmonoxid" means: Wasser
How do you pronounce "Dihydrogenmonoxid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dihydrogenmonoxid" is [dihydʁoˌɡeːnˈmoːnɔksiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dihydrogenmonoxid" come from?
"Dihydrogenmonoxid" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list