-lyse

[lyːzə]

/[lyːzə]/ suffix

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.

Key facts for -lyse
PropertyValue
Headword-lyse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[lyːzə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „-lyse“ im Deutschen

-lyseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Lösung, Auflösung, Zerfall

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-lyse"?
"-lyse" is spelled --L-Y-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [lyːzə].
What does "-lyse" mean?
As a suffix, "-lyse" means: Lösung, Auflösung, Zerfall
How do you pronounce "-lyse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-lyse" is [lyːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-lyse" come from?
"-lyse" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list