keimtötend
[ˈkaɪ̯mˌtøːtn̩t]
The verdict
“keimtötend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Krankheitserreger abtötend
Corpus desk
Index DE-keimtotend · keimtötend · German
keimtötend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | keimtötend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯mˌtøːtn̩t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „keimtötend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
keimtötend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯mˌtøːtn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Krankheitserreger abtötend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for keimtötend in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is keimtötend, spelled K-E-I-M-T-Ö-T-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Krankheitserreger abtötend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how keimtötend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Keimtötende Stoffe gibt es in großer Zahl und in allen Klassen chemischer Verbindungen, unter den Säuren, Basen, Salzen, Kohlenwasserstoffen, Alkoholen, Phenolen usw.
Scharfe Gewürze wirken nachweislich keimtötend.
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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.