Polyamid
[poliʔaˈmiːt]
The verdict
“Polyamid” 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 September 3, 2026) - Thermoplast, aus Amiden bestehendes Polymer, das bei der Kunstfaserherstellung Verwendung findet
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Index DE-polyamid · Polyamid · German
Polyamid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Polyamid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poliʔaˈmiːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polyamid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polyamid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliʔaˈmiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Thermoplast, aus Amiden bestehendes Polymer, das bei der Kunstfaserherstellung Verwendung findet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Polyamid in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Polyamid, spelled P-O-L-Y-A-M-I-D.
Definition
- 1Thermoplast, aus Amiden bestehendes Polymer, das bei der Kunstfaserherstellung Verwendung findet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polyamid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nylon war die erste Polyamid-Faser.
„Die Bezeichnung Polyamide wird üblicherweise als Bezeichnung für synthetische, technisch verwendbare thermoplastische Kunststoffe verwendet und grenzt diese Stoffklasse damit von den chemisch verwandten Proteinen ab.“
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.