Ethanal
[etaˈnaːl]
The verdict
“Ethanal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klare Flüssigkeit, deren Dämpfe giftig und brennbar sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-ethanal · Ethanal · German
Ethanal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Ethanal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [etaˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ethanal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ethanal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [etaˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "klare Flüssigkeit, deren Dämpfe giftig und brennbar sind".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ethanal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ethanal, spelled E-T-H-A-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1klare Flüssigkeit, deren Dämpfe giftig und brennbar sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ethanal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ethen reagiert mit Luft oder Sauerstoff in einer wässrigen Palladiumchlorid-Kupferchlorid-Lösung zu Ethanal.“
Synonyms
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.