nitrogen
[ˈnaɪtrədʒən]
The verdict
“nitrogen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stickstoff
Corpus desk
Index DE-nitrogen · nitrogen · German
nitrogen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | nitrogen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaɪtrədʒən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nitrogen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nitrogen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaɪtrədʒən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stickstoff".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nitrogen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nitrogen, spelled N-I-T-R-O-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Stickstoff
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nitrogen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nitrogen is generally unreactive at standard temperature and pressure.
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.