Glycerin

[ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn]

/[ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Glycerin” is uncommon German (frequency #57,039 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,039
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alkohol mit 3 C-Atomen und 3 Hydroxyl-Gruppen, Summenformel C₃H₅(OH)₃

Key facts for Glycerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlycerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Glycerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Glycerin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Glycerin is uncommon German at frequency #57,039 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alkohol mit 3 C-Atomen und 3 Hydroxyl-Gruppen, Summenformel C₃H₅(OH)₃".

Glycerin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Glycerin, spelled G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alkohol mit 3 C-Atomen und 3 Hydroxyl-Gruppen, Summenformel C₃H₅(OH)₃

Synonyms

GlycerolPropan-1,2,3-triol

This word in other languages

glycerin(English)glicerina(Español)glycérine(Français)glicerina(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Glycerin"?
"Glycerin" is spelled G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn].
What does "Glycerin" mean?
As a noun, "Glycerin" means: Alkohol mit 3 C-Atomen und 3 Hydroxyl-Gruppen, Summenformel C₃H₅(OH)₃
How do you pronounce "Glycerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Glycerin" is [ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Glycerin" come from?
"Glycerin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Glycerin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-L-Y-C-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡlyt͡seˈʁiːn] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list