Suchtmittel

[ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩]

/[ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Suchtmittel” is uncommon German (frequency #87,119 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,119
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stoff, der süchtig macht/eine Sucht (vorübergehend) befriedigt

Key facts for Suchtmittel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSuchtmittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Suchtmittel” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Suchtmittel lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Suchtmittel is uncommon German at frequency #87,119 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stoff, der süchtig macht/eine Sucht (vorübergehend) befriedigt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Suchtmittel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Suchtmittel, spelled S-U-C-H-T-M-I-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stoff, der süchtig macht/eine Sucht (vorübergehend) befriedigt

Synonyms

DrogeSuchtstoff

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 "Suchtmittel"?
"Suchtmittel" is spelled S-U-C-H-T-M-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩].
What does "Suchtmittel" mean?
As a noun, "Suchtmittel" means: Stoff, der süchtig macht/eine Sucht (vorübergehend) befriedigt
How do you pronounce "Suchtmittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Suchtmittel" is [ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Suchtmittel" come from?
"Suchtmittel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Suchtmittel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-U-C-H-T-M-I-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzʊxtˌmɪtl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list