Glycol
[ɡlyˈkoːl]
The verdict
“Glycol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweiwertiger Alkohol
Corpus desk
Index DE-glycol · Glycol · German
Glycol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Glycol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡlyˈkoːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Glycol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Glycol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlyˈkoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweiwertiger Alkohol".
No misspelling variants are generated for Glycol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Glycol, spelled G-L-Y-C-O-L.
Definition
- 1zweiwertiger Alkohol
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.