-lyse
[lyːzə]
The verdict
“-lyse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. 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) - Lösung, Auflösung, Zerfall
Corpus desk
Index DE-lyse · -lyse · German
-lyse · 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 "-" 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 | -lyse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [lyːzə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-lyse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-lyse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [lyːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lösung, Auflösung, Zerfall".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -lyse, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is -lyse, spelled --L-Y-S-E.
Definition
- 1Lösung, Auflösung, Zerfall
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -lyse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pyrolyse ist die Spaltung organischer Verbindungen mittels hoher Temperaturen.
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.