Giftstoff
[ˈɡɪftˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Giftstoff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - toxische chemische Verbindung oder toxisches Stoffgemisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-giftstoff · Giftstoff · German
Giftstoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Giftstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪftˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Giftstoff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Giftstoff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɪftˌʃtɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "toxische chemische Verbindung oder toxisches Stoffgemisch".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Giftstoff, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Giftstoff, spelled G-I-F-T-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1toxische chemische Verbindung oder toxisches Stoffgemisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Giftstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit dem Abwasser gelangen auch viele Giftstoffe in den Fluss.
„Auch wegen der Giftstoffe im Fleisch hat der Walfang seine Bedeutung für die Nahrungsbeschaffung gänzlich verloren.“
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.