Plastiksprengstoff
[ˈplastɪkˌʃpʁɛŋʃtɔf]
The verdict
“Plastiksprengstoff” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprengstoff, der weich und formbar (plastisch) ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-plastiksprengstoff · Plastiksprengstoff · German
Plastiksprengstoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Plastiksprengstoff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplastɪkˌʃpʁɛŋʃtɔf] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plastiksprengstoff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plastiksprengstoff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplastɪkˌʃpʁɛŋʃtɔf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sprengstoff, der weich und formbar (plastisch) ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Plastiksprengstoff in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Plastiksprengstoff, spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-K-S-P-R-E-N-G-S-T-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Sprengstoff, der weich und formbar (plastisch) ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plastiksprengstoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das kleinere Päckchen, das sie vor sich haben, enthält einen hochexplosiven Plastiksprengstoff, der von Leuten, die etwas von solchen Sachen verstehen, hoch geschätzt wird.“
„Und nun stand der Kerl, der Plastiksprengstoff, Zünder und Sprengkapseln nach militärischen Qualitätsstandards besorgt hatte, ganz in seiner Nähe.“
This word in other languages
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.