Polyethylen
[ˌpoliʔetyˈleːn]
The verdict
“Polyethylen” is uncommon German (frequency #81,994 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,994
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff
Corpus desk
Index DE-polyethylen · Polyethylen · German
Polyethylen · rank #81,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,994
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Poltergeist
Nearest frequency peer: Poltergeist (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Polyethylen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- polarisierte
polarisierte
18,010 corpus weight
- polnischem
polnischem
18,009 corpus weight
- Poltergeist
Poltergeist
18,008 corpus weight
- Polyethylen
Polyethylen
18,007 corpus weight
- Popsongs
Popsongs
18,004 corpus weight
- potenzielles
potenzielles
18,003 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Polyethylen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polyethylen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpoliʔetyˈleːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #81,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Polyethylen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Polyethylen is uncommon German at frequency #81,994 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpoliʔetyˈleːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff".
Zero misspellings are on record for Polyethylen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Polyethylen, spelled P-O-L-Y-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polyethylen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Polyethylen ist einer der weitverbreitetsten Kunststoffe.
Gegenüber den meisten chemischen Flüssigkeiten ist Polyethylen inert oder resistent. Daher können viele flüssige Chemikalien in Flaschen oder Kanistern aus Polyethylen aufbewahrt werden.
Synonyms
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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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