Milchzucker
[ˈmɪlçˌt͡sʊkɐ]
The verdict
“Milchzucker” is uncommon German (frequency #81,875 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,875
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Disaccharid aus Fructose und Galactose; Zuckerart, die unter anderem in Milch vorkommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Milchzucker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪlçˌt͡sʊkɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Milchzucker” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Milchzucker is uncommon German at frequency #81,875 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪlçˌt͡sʊkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disaccharid aus Fructose und Galactose; Zuckerart, die unter anderem in Milch vorkommt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Milchzucker in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Milchzucker, spelled M-I-L-C-H-Z-U-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Disaccharid aus Fructose und Galactose; Zuckerart, die unter anderem in Milch vorkommt
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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 “Milchzucker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-I-L-C-H-Z-U-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɪlçˌt͡sʊkɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.