Petrochemie
[ˈpetʁoçeˌmiː]
The verdict
“Petrochemie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der sich mit der Verarbeitung von Erdöl und Erdgas befassende Zweig der Chemie
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Index DE-petrochemie · Petrochemie · German
Petrochemie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Petrochemie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpetʁoçeˌmiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Petrochemie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Petrochemie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpetʁoçeˌmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Petrochemie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Petrochemie, spelled P-E-T-R-O-C-H-E-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1der sich mit der Verarbeitung von Erdöl und Erdgas befassende Zweig der Chemie
- 2die Wissenschaft rund um die chemische Zusammensetzung von Gestein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Petrochemie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da petrochemische Produkte den Endverbraucher jedoch nicht erreichen, sondern zuerst an andere Industrien verkauft werden und erst nach unzähligen Veränderungen und Umwandlungen in Produkten verarbeitet werden, die keinerlei Beziehung mehr zu den Ausgangsstoffen zu haben scheinen, ist die Bedeutung der Petrochemie dem Mann auf der Straße kaum bekannt.
„Überdies setzte Bhutto die Verstaatlichung von Großbetrieben in den wichtigsten Industriesektoren (Stahl, Petrochemie, Elektromaterial) um.“
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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.