Kohlenhydrat

Name: Kohlenhydrat, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]

/[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Kohlenhydrat” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,521 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#90,521
frequency rank, German: 12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ

Key facts for Kohlenhydrat
Property	Value
Headword	Kohlenhydrat
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#90,521
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kohlenhydrat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kohlenhydrat lands here:

#90,521

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kohlenhydrat is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,521 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ".

Kohlenhydrat has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kohlenhydrat, spelled K-O-H-L-E-N-H-Y-D-R-A-T.

Definition

1
chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ

Synonyms

Saccharid

This word in other languages

carbohydrate(English)glucide(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 "Kohlenhydrat"?

"Kohlenhydrat" is spelled K-O-H-L-E-N-H-Y-D-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt].

What does "Kohlenhydrat" mean?

As a noun, "Kohlenhydrat" means: chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ

How do you pronounce "Kohlenhydrat"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kohlenhydrat" is [ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kohlenhydrat" come from?

"Kohlenhydrat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Kohlenhydrat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is K-O-H-L-E-N-H-Y-D-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt] (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.