Meskalin
[mɛskaˈliːn]
The verdict
“Meskalin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rauschgift, das aus bestimmten Kakteen oder auch künstlich hergestellt werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-meskalin · Meskalin · German
Meskalin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Meskalin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɛskaˈliːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Meskalin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Meskalin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɛskaˈliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rauschgift, das aus bestimmten Kakteen oder auch künstlich hergestellt werden kann".
Meskalin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Meskalin, spelled M-E-S-K-A-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1Rauschgift, das aus bestimmten Kakteen oder auch künstlich hergestellt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Meskalin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Trimethoxyphenethylamin, wiederholte Nobbi, im Bewusstsein seiner wissenschaftlichen Kompetenz jede Silbe auskostend, auch Meskalin genannt.“
Synonyms
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.