Nitril
[niˈtʁiːl]
The verdict
“Nitril” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - organische Verbindung mit einer Cyangruppe (allgemeine Formel R–C≡N)
Corpus desk
Index DE-nitril · Nitril · German
Nitril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Nitril |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [niˈtʁiːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nitril“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nitril is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [niˈtʁiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "organische Verbindung mit einer Cyangruppe (allgemeine Formel R–C≡N)".
Nitril has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nitril, spelled N-I-T-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1organische Verbindung mit einer Cyangruppe (allgemeine Formel R–C≡N)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nitril appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nitrile können durch nukleophile Substitution von Halogenalkanen mit Cyanid-Ionen hergestellt werden.
Nitrile kommen in vielen Pflanzen und Tieren natürlich vor.
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.