Kohlenstoff
[ˈkoːlənˌʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Kohlenstoff” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,665 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,665
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nichtmetallisches chemisches Element, das im Periodensystem die Ordnungszahl 6 trägt und das Grundelement für organische Verbindungen darstellt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kohlenstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːlənˌʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #21,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kohlenstoff” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kohlenstoff is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːlənˌʃtɔf]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,665 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nichtmetallisches chemisches Element, das im Periodensystem die Ordnungszahl 6 trägt und das Grundelement für organische Verbindungen darstellt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kohlenstoff, with forms such as "kholenstoff", "kkohlenstoff", and "kohelnstoff". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kohlenstoff, spelled K-O-H-L-E-N-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1nichtmetallisches chemisches Element, das im Periodensystem die Ordnungszahl 6 trägt und das Grundelement für organische Verbindungen darstellt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kholenstoff,kkohlenstoff,kohelnstoff,kohhlenstoff,kohlennstoff,kohlensotff,kohlensstoff,kohlenstfof,kohlenstof,kohlensttoff,kohlentsoff,kohlesntoff,kohllenstoff,kohlnestoff,kolhenstoff,okhlenstoff
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kohlenstoff - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Kohlenstoff”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-H-L-E-N-S-T-O-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːlənˌʃtɔf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.