Insektizid

[ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]

/[ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Insektizid” is uncommon German (frequency #98,631 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,631
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-insektizid · Insektizid · German

Insektizid · rank #98,631 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,631
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Innenwand

Nearest frequency peer: Innenwand (-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 „Insektizid“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Insektizid
PropertyValue
HeadwordInsektizid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Insektizid“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Insektizidfällt 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: „Innenwand“ (#98,630), „innegehabt“ (#98,629), „inspection“ (#98,633). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Insektizid“ bei #98,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Insektizid is uncommon German at frequency #98,631 among 1,488 “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

  1. 1
    Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Ertragserhöhung werden Insektizide eingesetzt.
  2. „Hier also ackerten geflüchtete Tagelöhner ohne Schutzkleidung unter den Plastikbergen und spritzen Fungizide und Insektizide auf die zarten Pflanzen, die dann mit EU-Gütesiegel auf unseren Tellern landeten.“

Synonyms

InsektenbekämpfungsmittelInsektengiftInsektenvertilgungsmittel

This word in other languages

insecticide(English)insecticida(Español)insecticide(Français)

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 "Insektizid"?
"Insektizid" is spelled I-N-S-E-K-T-I-Z-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt].
What does "Insektizid" mean?
As a noun, "Insektizid" means: Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt
How do you pronounce "Insektizid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Insektizid" is [ɪnzɛktiˈt͡siːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Insektizid" come from?
"Insektizid" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

innegehabt#98,629inspection#98,633implodiert#98,622Imbissbude#98,620

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list