oxidieren

[ɔksiˈdiːʁən]

/[ɔksiˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“oxidieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich mit Sauerstoff verbinden, eine Sauerstoffverbindung eingehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-oxidieren · oxidieren · German

oxidieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for oxidieren
PropertyValue
Headwordoxidieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɔksiˈdiːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oxidieren” sits in German frequency

oxidieren falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxidieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔksiˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for oxidieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is oxidieren, spelled O-X-I-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich mit Sauerstoff verbinden, eine Sauerstoffverbindung eingehen
  2. 2
    bewirken, dass sich ein chemischer Stoff mit Sauerstoff verbindet
  3. 3
    Elektronen abgeben, die von einem Elektronenakzeptor aufgenommen werden

Synonyms

rosten

Antonyms

desoxidieren

This word in other languages

patinate(English)oxidarse(Español)s'oxyder(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oxidieren"?
"oxidieren" is spelled O-X-I-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔksiˈdiːʁən].
What does "oxidieren" mean?
As a verb, "oxidieren" means: sich mit Sauerstoff verbinden, eine Sauerstoffverbindung eingehen
How do you pronounce "oxidieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxidieren" is [ɔksiˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oxidieren" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list