Ligand
[liˈɡant]
The verdict
“Ligand” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chemie, Komplexchemie: Ion oder Molekül, das an ein Zentralatom gebunden ist und mit diesem eine Komplexverbindung bildet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ligand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liˈɡant] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ligand” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ligand is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liˈɡant]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ligand, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ligand, spelled L-I-G-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Chemie, Komplexchemie: Ion oder Molekül, das an ein Zentralatom gebunden ist und mit diesem eine Komplexverbindung bildet
- 2chemischer Stoff, der an ein bestimmtes Enzym, etwa an einen Rezeptor binden kann
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.
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Using “Ligand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-G-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [liˈɡant] (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.