Tantal
[ˈtantal]
The verdict
“Tantal” 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) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 73, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-tantal · Tantal · German
Tantal · 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 "T" 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 | Tantal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtantal] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tantal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tantal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtantal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 73, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tantal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tantal, spelled T-A-N-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 73, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tantal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tantal verbrennt unter starker Licht- und Hitzeentwicklung.
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.