Keton
[keˈtoːn]
The verdict
“Keton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - organische Verbindung, die eine oder mehrere, an Kohlenwasserstoffreste gebundene, Carbonylgruppen (C=O) enthält
Corpus desk
Index DE-keton · Keton · German
Keton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Keton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [keˈtoːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Keton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Keton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [keˈtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "organische Verbindung, die eine oder mehrere, an Kohlenwasserstoffreste gebundene, Carbonylgruppen (C=O) enthält".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Keton, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Keton, spelled K-E-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1organische Verbindung, die eine oder mehrere, an Kohlenwasserstoffreste gebundene, Carbonylgruppen (C=O) enthält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Keton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Menschen entstehen Ketone als Stoffwechselprodukte bei verstärktem Fettmetabolismus.
Ein Keton kann durch Oxidation und Dehydrierung eines sekundären Alkohols hergestellt werden.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.