Treibhausgas

[ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs]

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Treibhausgas” is uncommon German (frequency #57,479 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,479
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für den Treibhauseffekt verantwortliches Gas

Corpus desk

Index DE-treibhausgas · Treibhausgas · German

Treibhausgas · rank #57,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,479
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH treib

Nearest frequency peer: treib (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Treibhausgas“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Treibhausgas“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Treibhausgas
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreibhausgas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Treibhausgas“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Treibhausgasfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „treib“ (#57,478), „triviale“ (#57,481), „treffenden“ (#57,476). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Treibhausgas“ bei #57,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Treibhausgas is uncommon German at frequency #57,479 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für den Treibhauseffekt verantwortliches Gas".

Treibhausgas has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Treibhausgas, spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-A-U-S-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    für den Treibhauseffekt verantwortliches Gas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kohlendioxid ist ein Treibhausgas.
  2. [Greta] „Thunberg lehnt es ab zu fliegen, weil dabei besonders viele Treibhausgase ausgestoßen werden.“

This word in other languages

greenhouse gas(English)gaz à effet de serre(Français)

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 "Treibhausgas"?
"Treibhausgas" is spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-A-U-S-G-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs].
What does "Treibhausgas" mean?
As a noun, "Treibhausgas" means: für den Treibhauseffekt verantwortliches Gas
How do you pronounce "Treibhausgas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treibhausgas" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌɡaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Treibhausgas" come from?
"Treibhausgas" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Treibhausgas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umgeschaltet#57,489unangemeldet#57,493unsererseits#57,500Tagesausflug#57,453

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list