Narkotikum
[naʁˈkoːtikʊm]
The verdict
“Narkotikum” 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) - Substanz, die bei Verabreichung eine Narkose hervorruft; Mittel, das bewusstlos macht und betäubt
Corpus desk
Index DE-narkotikum · Narkotikum · German
Narkotikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Narkotikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naʁˈkoːtikʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Narkotikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Narkotikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [naʁˈkoːtikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Narkotikum in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Narkotikum, spelled N-A-R-K-O-T-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1Substanz, die bei Verabreichung eine Narkose hervorruft; Mittel, das bewusstlos macht und betäubt
- 2Schmerzmittel, das bei Missbrauch zu einer Sucht führen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Narkotikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chloroform gehört zu den volatilen Narkotika.
„Er entblößte gerade ihre Brust, als sich das Narkotikum seiner vollends bemächtigte und ihn auf eine psychedelische Reise schickte, die die ganze Nacht anhielt.“
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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.