Naphthalin
[naftaˈliːn]
The verdict
“Naphthalin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bizyklischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff, der aus Steinkohlenteer gewonnen wird und zur Herstellung von Farbstoffen, Lösungsmitteln und Insektiziden verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-naphthalin · Naphthalin · German
Naphthalin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Naphthalin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naftaˈliːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Naphthalin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Naphthalin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [naftaˈliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bizyklischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff, der aus Steinkohlenteer gewonnen wird und zur Herstellung von Farbstoffen, Lösungsmitteln und Insektiziden verwendet wird".
Naphthalin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Naphthalin, spelled N-A-P-H-T-H-A-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1bizyklischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff, der aus Steinkohlenteer gewonnen wird und zur Herstellung von Farbstoffen, Lösungsmitteln und Insektiziden verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Naphthalin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In diesem Zimmer, das nach Kampfer und Naphthalin roch, habe ich einige der entscheidendsten Augenblicke meines Lebens verbracht.“
„Es roch nach Holzwolle und Naphthalin.“
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.