Polyethylen
German, noun/ˌpoːliˌeːtyˈleːn/
Polyethylen is spelled P-O-L-Y-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polyethylen is a German neuter noun meaning “polythene/polyethylene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff”.
What does Polyethylen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpolythene/polyethylene
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Polyethylen
- Polyethylens genitive
- Polyethylene plural
- Polyethylenen dative definite plural
- Polyäthylen alternative
- PE abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polyethylen?
- /ˌpoːliˌeːtyˈleːn/
- [ˌpoliʔetyˈleːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polyethylen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polyethylen in German?
Polyethylen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).