Hydroxyl
[hydʁɔˈksyːl]
The verdict
“Hydroxyl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- 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
Corpus desk
Index DE-hydroxyl · Hydroxyl · German
Hydroxyl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Hydroxyl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hydʁɔˈksyːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hydroxyl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hydroxyl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [hydʁɔˈksyːl]. 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".
No misspelling variants are generated for Hydroxyl in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hydroxyl, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-X-Y-L.
Definition
- 1funktionelle Gruppe, die vor allem in Alkoholen, Phenolen und Carbonsäuren enthalten ist und aus jeweils einem Sauerstoff- und einem Wasserstoffatom besteht
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.