exotherm
[ɛksoˈtɛʁm]
The verdict
“exotherm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wärme abgebend; unter Abgabe von Wärme ablaufend
Corpus desk
Index DE-exotherm · exotherm · German
exotherm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | exotherm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛksoˈtɛʁm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „exotherm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
exotherm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛksoˈtɛʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wärme abgebend; unter Abgabe von Wärme ablaufend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for exotherm in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is exotherm, spelled E-X-O-T-H-E-R-M.
Definition
- 1Wärme abgebend; unter Abgabe von Wärme ablaufend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exotherm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn Beton abbindet, findet eine exotherme Reaktion statt.
„Natriumhydroxid löst sich sehr gut in Wasser, dabei wird die Lösung – die Natronlauge – sehr heiß. Natriumhydroxid löst sich also stark exotherm.“
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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.