Oxycodon
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The verdict
“Oxycodon” 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 May 6, 2026) - stark wirkendes semisynthetisches Opioid mit hohem Suchtpotenzial, das vor allem als Schmerzmittel bei starken Schmerzen des Menschen angewendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-oxycodon · Oxycodon · German
Oxycodon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oxycodon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oxycodon” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Oxycodon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stark wirkendes semisynthetisches Opioid mit hohem Suchtpotenzial, das vor allem als Schmerzmittel bei starken Schmerzen des Menschen angewendet wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Oxycodon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Oxycodon, spelled O-X-Y-C-O-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1stark wirkendes semisynthetisches Opioid mit hohem Suchtpotenzial, das vor allem als Schmerzmittel bei starken Schmerzen des Menschen angewendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oxycodon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Court war inzwischen regelrecht abhängig von Medikamenten: Vicodin und Oxycodon, Demerol und Dilaudid.“
„Der größere der Transporter-Männer gab einem der BNGs ein Zeichen, woraufhin dieser einige Päckchen Oxycodon oder Fentanyl aus der Tüte fischte und den Polizisten gab.“
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