Hydrolyse

[hydʁoˈlyːzə]

/[hydʁoˈlyːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Hydrolyse” is uncommon German (frequency #67,339 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,339
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spaltung einer Verbindung unter Einbau von Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-hydrolyse · Hydrolyse · German

Hydrolyse · rank #67,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,339
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hunting

Nearest frequency peer: hunting (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hydrolyse“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hydrolyse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hydrolyse
PropertyValue
HeadwordHydrolyse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hydʁoˈlyːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hydrolyse“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hydrolysefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hunting“ (#67,338), „Höhenlagen“ (#67,340), „Hörstel“ (#67,342). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hydrolyse“ bei #67,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hydrolyse is uncommon German at frequency #67,339 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hydʁoˈlyːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spaltung einer Verbindung unter Einbau von Wasser".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hydrolyse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hydrolyse, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-Y-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spaltung einer Verbindung unter Einbau von Wasser

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hydrolyse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Saccharose kann durch Hydrolyse in Glucose und Fructose gespalten werden.

Antonyms

Kondensation

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); 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 "Hydrolyse"?
"Hydrolyse" is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-Y-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [hydʁoˈlyːzə].
What does "Hydrolyse" mean?
As a noun, "Hydrolyse" means: Spaltung einer Verbindung unter Einbau von Wasser
How do you pronounce "Hydrolyse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hydrolyse" is [hydʁoˈlyːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hydrolyse" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hydrolyse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list