Phthalat
[ftaˈlaːt]
The verdict
“Phthalat” 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) - Ester und Salze der Phthalsäure
Corpus desk
Index DE-phthalat · Phthalat · German
Phthalat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Phthalat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ftaˈlaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Phthalat” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Phthalat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ftaˈlaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ester und Salze der Phthalsäure".
Zero misspellings are on record for Phthalat in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Phthalat, spelled P-H-T-H-A-L-A-T.
Definition
- 1Ester und Salze der Phthalsäure
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Phthalat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Phthalate zählen zu den schwerflüchtigen organischen Verbindungen (SVOC) und werden als Weichmacher u.a. in PVC, Farben, Lacken und Kunststoffen eingesetzt.
In den untersuchten Kitas sei die Belastung mit Weichmachern, sogenannten Phthalaten, im Schnitt dreimal höher als in Haushalten.
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