Uracil
[uʁaˈt͡siːl]
The verdict
“Uracil” 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) - Bestandteil/Baustein der Ribonukleinsäure
Corpus desk
Index DE-uracil · Uracil · German
Uracil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | Uracil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [uʁaˈt͡siːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Uracil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Uracil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [uʁaˈt͡siːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bestandteil/Baustein der Ribonukleinsäure".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Uracil in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Uracil, spelled U-R-A-C-I-L.
Definition
- 1Bestandteil/Baustein der Ribonukleinsäure
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Uracil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Thymin wird also im Gegensatz zur DNA durch Uracil ersetzt. Die RNA geht zwar aus der DNA hervor, stellt aber keine identische Kopie der DNA dar. Den Vorgang der Informationsübertragung nennt man Transkription.“
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.