Propylen
[pʁopyˈleːn]
The verdict
“Propylen” 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) - farbloses und brennbares Gas
Corpus desk
Index DE-propylen · Propylen · German
Propylen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Propylen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁopyˈleːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Propylen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Propylen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁopyˈleːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "farbloses und brennbares Gas".
Zero misspellings are on record for Propylen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Propylen, spelled P-R-O-P-Y-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1farbloses und brennbares Gas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Propylen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Propylen ist ein Produkt, das bei der Verarbeitung von Erdöl anfällt.
Synonyms
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.