Peroxid
[ˈpɛʁʔɔksiːt]
The verdict
“Peroxid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemische Verbindung, die besonders viele Sauerstoffatome enthält
Corpus desk
Index DE-peroxid · Peroxid · German
Peroxid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Peroxid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɛʁʔɔksiːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Peroxid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Peroxid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɛʁʔɔksiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemische Verbindung, die besonders viele Sauerstoffatome enthält".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Peroxid in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Peroxid, spelled P-E-R-O-X-I-D.
Definition
- 1chemische Verbindung, die besonders viele Sauerstoffatome enthält
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Peroxid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch die Peroxide im Boden hätten auch durch irdische Raumsonden eingeschleppte Bakterien wohl keine Chance, den Mars über die Sonde hinaus biologisch zu verseuchen.“
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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.