Polyurethan

[ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn]

/[ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polyurethan” is uncommon German (frequency #97,529 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,529
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kunststoff oder Kunstharz, das aus der Polyadditionsreaktion von Dialkoholen beziehungsweise Polyolen mit Polyisocyanaten entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-polyurethan · Polyurethan · German

Polyurethan · rank #97,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,529
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Polizeiakadem…

Nearest frequency peer: Polizeiakademie (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Polyurethan“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Polyurethan“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polyurethan
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolyurethan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polyurethan“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Polyurethanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Polizeiakademie“ (#97,528), „porträtierte“ (#97,530), „poröse“ (#97,531). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polyurethan“ bei #97,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polyurethan is uncommon German at frequency #97,529 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kunststoff oder Kunstharz, das aus der Polyadditionsreaktion von Dialkoholen beziehungsweise Polyolen mit Polyisocyanaten entsteht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Polyurethan, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Polyurethan, spelled P-O-L-Y-U-R-E-T-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kunststoff oder Kunstharz, das aus der Polyadditionsreaktion von Dialkoholen beziehungsweise Polyolen mit Polyisocyanaten entsteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Polyurethan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er nahm einige Nährstoffe aus dessen Polyurethanschaumstoff auf - Polyurethan hatte wenigstens mehr als zwei reaktive Hydroxylgruppen pro Molekül, damit konnte ein Pilz arbeiten -, aber erst, als er sich Ende 2014 durch die Außenhülle des tragbaren Probenbehälters durchgearbeitet hatte, machte Cordyceps novus ernährungstechnische Fortschritte.“
  2. „Die scharfen Zähne drangen mühelos durch das Polyurethan seines Trockenanzugs und bohrten sich in seine Haut.“

This word in other languages

polyurethane(English)polyuréthane(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Polyurethan"?
"Polyurethan" is spelled P-O-L-Y-U-R-E-T-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn].
What does "Polyurethan" mean?
As a noun, "Polyurethan" means: Kunststoff oder Kunstharz, das aus der Polyadditionsreaktion von Dialkoholen beziehungsweise Polyolen mit Polyisocyanaten entsteht
How do you pronounce "Polyurethan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polyurethan" is [ˈpoliʔuʁeˌtaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Polyurethan" come from?
"Polyurethan" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Polyurethan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polemisiert#97,526pneumatisch#97,523parasitären#97,494Offsetdruck#97,469

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list