Glykol
[ɡlyˈkoːl]
The verdict
“Glykol” 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 May 6, 2026) - Chemie, Ethan-1,2-diol, ein zweiwertiger Alkohol
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Glykol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡlyˈkoːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Glykol” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Glykol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡlyˈkoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Glykol in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Glykol, spelled G-L-Y-K-O-L.
Definition
- 1Chemie, Ethan-1,2-diol, ein zweiwertiger Alkohol
- 2zweiwertiger Alkohol, der sich von Ethan-1,2-diol ableitet
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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 “Glykol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-L-Y-K-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡlyˈkoːl] (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.