Vitriol
[vitʁiˈoːl]
The verdict
“Vitriol” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trivialname für kristallwasserhaltige Sulfate zweiwertiger Metalle
Corpus desk
Index DE-vitriol · Vitriol · German
Vitriol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Vitriol |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vitʁiˈoːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vitriol“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vitriol is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vitʁiˈoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trivialname für kristallwasserhaltige Sulfate zweiwertiger Metalle".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vitriol, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vitriol, spelled V-I-T-R-I-O-L.
Definition
- 1Trivialname für kristallwasserhaltige Sulfate zweiwertiger Metalle
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vitriol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bey Geyer in Obersachsen röstet man den Kies blos des Vitriols wegen und ohne den Schwefel vorher auszutreiben. (1785)
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.