Polyäthylen
[ˌpoliʔɛtyˈleːn]
The verdict
“Polyäthylen” 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) - Polymer des Ethylen (Äthylen); ein Kunststoff
Corpus desk
Index DE-polyathylen · Polyäthylen · German
Polyäthylen · 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 | Polyäthylen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpoliʔɛtyˈleːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polyäthylen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polyäthylen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpoliʔɛtyˈleːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polymer des Ethylen (Äthylen); ein Kunststoff".
No misspelling variants are generated for Polyäthylen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Polyäthylen, spelled P-O-L-Y-Ä-T-H-Y-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Polymer des Ethylen (Äthylen); ein Kunststoff
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.