Phenol
[feˈnoːl]
The verdict
“Phenol” is uncommon German (frequency #83,155 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,155
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - farbloser, giftiger Stoff, der in Industrie und Medizin von Bedeutung ist und das einfachste [2] ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Phenol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [feˈnoːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Phenol” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Phenol is uncommon German at frequency #83,155 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [feˈnoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Phenol has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Phenol, spelled P-H-E-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1farbloser, giftiger Stoff, der in Industrie und Medizin von Bedeutung ist und das einfachste [2] ist
- 2ein chemischer Stoff, der einen aromatischen Ring und daran gebundene Hydroxygruppen aufweist
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Phenol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-H-E-N-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [feˈnoːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.