Hydroxygruppe
[hyˈdʁɔksiˌɡʁʊpə]
The verdict
“Hydroxygruppe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - funktionelle Gruppe, die vor allem in Alkoholen, Phenolen und Carbonsäuren enthalten ist und aus jeweils einem Sauerstoff- und einem Wasserstoffatom besteht
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Index DE-hydroxygruppe · Hydroxygruppe · German
Hydroxygruppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Hydroxygruppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hyˈdʁɔksiˌɡʁʊpə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hydroxygruppe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hydroxygruppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hyˈdʁɔksiˌɡʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "funktionelle Gruppe, die vor allem in Alkoholen, Phenolen und Carbonsäuren enthalten ist und aus jeweils einem Sauerstoff- und einem Wasserstoffatom besteht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Hydroxygruppe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Hydroxygruppe, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-G-R-U-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1funktionelle Gruppe, die vor allem in Alkoholen, Phenolen und Carbonsäuren enthalten ist und aus jeweils einem Sauerstoff- und einem Wasserstoffatom besteht
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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.