Elektrolyse

[elɛktʁoˈlyːzə]

/[elɛktʁoˈlyːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Elektrolyse” is uncommon German (frequency #56,939 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,939
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemischer Vorgang, bei dem durch einen elektrischen Stromkreis mit Plus- und Minuspol chemische Bindungen gespalten werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-elektrolyse · Elektrolyse · German

Elektrolyse · rank #56,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,939
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eltville

Nearest frequency peer: Eltville (+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 „Elektrolyse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elektrolyse
PropertyValue
HeadwordElektrolyse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[elɛktʁoˈlyːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektrolyse“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eltville“ (#56,940), „Eiswasser“ (#56,937), „Embryos“ (#56,941). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elektrolyse“ bei #56,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elektrolyse is uncommon German at frequency #56,939 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [elɛktʁoˈlyːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemischer Vorgang, bei dem durch einen elektrischen Stromkreis mit Plus- und Minuspol chemische Bindungen gespalten werden".

Elektrolyse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Elektrolyse, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-L-Y-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemischer Vorgang, bei dem durch einen elektrischen Stromkreis mit Plus- und Minuspol chemische Bindungen gespalten werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eine Kochsalz-Lösung kann durch Elektrolyse in Natriumionen und Chlorionen gespalten werden.

This word in other languages

electrolysis(English)

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 "Elektrolyse"?
"Elektrolyse" is spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-L-Y-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [elɛktʁoˈlyːzə].
What does "Elektrolyse" mean?
As a noun, "Elektrolyse" means: chemischer Vorgang, bei dem durch einen elektrischen Stromkreis mit Plus- und Minuspol chemische Bindungen gespalten werden
How do you pronounce "Elektrolyse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elektrolyse" is [elɛktʁoˈlyːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elektrolyse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eingangstor#56,927Erdarbeiten#56,951eigenwillig#56,926effizientes#56,920

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list