Monoxid
[ˈmoːnɔˌksiːt]
The verdict
“Monoxid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauerstoffverbindung (Oxid) mit nur einem Sauerstoffatom
Corpus desk
Index DE-monoxid · Monoxid · German
Monoxid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Monoxid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːnɔˌksiːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Monoxid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Monoxid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːnɔˌksiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sauerstoffverbindung (Oxid) mit nur einem Sauerstoffatom".
No misspelling variants are generated for Monoxid in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Monoxid, spelled M-O-N-O-X-I-D.
Definition
- 1Sauerstoffverbindung (Oxid) mit nur einem Sauerstoffatom
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Monoxid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei Oxiden sind Oktaederlücken mit gemeinsamen Flächen nur bei sehr kleinen Ionen (z.B. Al im Korund) bekannt, jedoch nicht bei den einfachen Monoxiden AIIO (d.h. bei diesen Verbindungen gibt eine keine Vertreter mit NiAs-Struktur).“
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.