Retinol
[ʁetiˈnoːl]
The verdict
“Retinol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fettlösliches A-Vitamin
Corpus desk
Index DE-retinol · Retinol · German
Retinol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Retinol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁetiˈnoːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Retinol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Retinol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁetiˈnoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fettlösliches A-Vitamin".
Zero misspellings are on record for Retinol in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Retinol, spelled R-E-T-I-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1fettlösliches A-Vitamin
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.