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 September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 64, das zu den Lanthanoiden gehört
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Index DE-gadolinium · Gadolinium · German
Gadolinium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gadolinium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡadoˈliːni̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gadolinium“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gadolinium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gadolinium ist ein silbrigweiß bis grauweiß glänzendes Metall.
„Entgegen vielen Literaturangaben ist Gadolinium nicht supraleitfähig.“
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.