Gadolinium
[ɡadoˈliːni̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Gadolinium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 64, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gadolinium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡadoˈliːni̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gadolinium” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gadolinium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡadoˈliːni̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 64, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gadolinium, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gadolinium, spelled G-A-D-O-L-I-N-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 64, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört
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.
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Using “Gadolinium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-A-D-O-L-I-N-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡadoˈliːni̯ʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.