Katalyse
[kataˈlyːzə]
The verdict
“Katalyse” is uncommon German (frequency #84,171 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,171
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursächliche oder beschleunigte chemische Reaktion, die so nur mit Hilfe eines Katalysators stattfindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-katalyse · Katalyse · German
Katalyse · rank #84,171 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,171
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kassensturz
Nearest frequency peer: Kassensturz (-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 „Katalyse“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Karner
Karner
15,833 corpus weight
- Karnevalsum…
Karnevalsumzug
15,832 corpus weight
- Kassensturz
Kassensturz
15,831 corpus weight
- Katalyse
Katalyse
15,830 corpus weight
- Katzenstreu
Katzenstreu
15,829 corpus weight
- keeping
keeping
15,828 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Katalyse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Katalyse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kataˈlyːzə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #84,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katalyse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katalyse is uncommon German at frequency #84,171 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kataˈlyːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursächliche oder beschleunigte chemische Reaktion, die so nur mit Hilfe eines Katalysators stattfindet".
Zero misspellings are on record for Katalyse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Katalyse, spelled K-A-T-A-L-Y-S-E.
Definition
- 1ursächliche oder beschleunigte chemische Reaktion, die so nur mit Hilfe eines Katalysators stattfindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katalyse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„90 Prozent aller Produkte dieser Industrie, die etwa 18 Prozent des Welt-Brutto-Sozialproduktes hervorbringt, werden durch Katalyse gewonnen!“
„Auf der Suche nach neuen Rohstoffen und Energieträgern nutzen Forscher Prinzipien der Katalyse, um bisher wenig brauchbare Stoffe in nützliche umzuwandeln.“
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.
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