Kohlenhydrat

[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]

/[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kohlenhydrat” is uncommon German (frequency #90,521 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,521
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ

Corpus desk

Index DE-kohlenhydrat · Kohlenhydrat · German

Kohlenhydrat · rank #90,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,521
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kochrezepte

Nearest frequency peer: Kochrezepte (-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 „Kohlenhydrat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kohlenhydrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKohlenhydrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kohlenhydrat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kohlenhydratfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kochrezepte“ (#90,520), „Knotenpunkten“ (#90,519), „Konservierungsmittel“ (#90,523). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kohlenhydrat“ bei #90,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kohlenhydrat is uncommon German at frequency #90,521 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːlənhyˌdʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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. 1
    chemische Verbindung aus Kohlenstoffdioxid und Wasserstoff, allgemeine Summenformel: CₙH₂ₘOₘ

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kohlenhydrate sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil unserer Ernährung.
  2. Kohlenhydrate sind in Kartoffeln, Zucker und anderen Nahrungsmitteln enthalten.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krisengebiet#90,533kategorische#90,499Karibikinsel#90,497Königspalast#90,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list