Insektizid
[ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]
The verdict
“Insektizid” is uncommon German (frequency #98,631 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,631
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Insektizid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #98,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Insektizid” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Insektizid is uncommon German at frequency #98,631 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Insektizid in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Insektizid, spelled I-N-S-E-K-T-I-Z-I-D.
Definition
- 1Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt
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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.
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Using “Insektizid”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-S-E-K-T-I-Z-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.