Styrol

[ʃtyˈʁoːl]

/[ʃtyˈʁoːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Styrol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungesättigter aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff; farblose, benzolartig riechende, stark lichtbrechende, brennbare, leicht polymerisierende Flüssigkeit, die zur Herstellung von Kunststoffen verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-styrol · Styrol · German

Styrol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for Styrol
PropertyValue
HeadwordStyrol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtyˈʁoːl]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Styrol“ im Deutschen

Styrolsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Styrol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtyˈʁoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungesättigter aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff; farblose, benzolartig riechende, stark lichtbrechende, brennbare, leicht polymerisierende Flüssigkeit, die zur Herstellung von Kunststoffen verwendet wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Styrol in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Styrol, spelled S-T-Y-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungesättigter aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff; farblose, benzolartig riechende, stark lichtbrechende, brennbare, leicht polymerisierende Flüssigkeit, die zur Herstellung von Kunststoffen verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Styrol ist krebserregend.
  2. Das Sicherheitsdatenblatt gemäß VO (EG) 1907 / 2006 weist Styrol als gesundheitsschädlichen Gefahrstoff aus.

Synonyms

PhenylethenPhenylethylenStyrenVinylbenzol

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Styrol"?
"Styrol" is spelled S-T-Y-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtyˈʁoːl].
What does "Styrol" mean?
As a noun, "Styrol" means: ungesättigter aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoff; farblose, benzolartig riechende, stark lichtbrechende, brennbare, leicht polymerisierende Flüssigkeit, die zur Herstellung von Kunststoffen verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Styrol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Styrol" is [ʃtyˈʁoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Styrol" come from?
"Styrol" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list