Tetrahydrocannabinol
[ˌtɛtʁaˌhyːdʁoˌkanabiˈnoːl]
The verdict
“Tetrahydrocannabinol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Hauptwirkstoff von Hanf (Cannabis)
Corpus desk
Index DE-tetrahydrocannabinol · Tetrahydrocannabinol · German
Tetrahydrocannabinol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | Tetrahydrocannabinol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌtɛtʁaˌhyːdʁoˌkanabiˈnoːl] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tetrahydrocannabinol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tetrahydrocannabinol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌtɛtʁaˌhyːdʁoˌkanabiˈnoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Hauptwirkstoff von Hanf (Cannabis)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tetrahydrocannabinol, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tetrahydrocannabinol, spelled T-E-T-R-A-H-Y-D-R-O-C-A-N-N-A-B-I-N-O-L.
Definition
- 1der Hauptwirkstoff von Hanf (Cannabis)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tetrahydrocannabinol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Tetrahydrocannabinol liegt in der Cannabis-Pflanze überwiegend als THC-Säure vor.“
„Vielleicht hätte ihm die beruhignde Wirkung von Tetrahydrocannabinol auch gut getan.“
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.