volatil
[volaˈtiːl]
The verdict
“volatil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - sehr beweglich, schwankend, unstetig
Corpus desk
Index DE-volatil · volatil · German
volatil · 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 | volatil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [volaˈtiːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „volatil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
volatil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [volaˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for volatil in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is volatil, spelled V-O-L-A-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1sehr beweglich, schwankend, unstetig
- 2flüchtig, verdunstend
- 3kurzlebig, verlustgefährdet, temporär, ungesichert, veränderlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how volatil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Daher sei der Geschäftsverlauf volatil.
Stoffe, die leicht verdampfen oder bei niedrigen Temperaturen schon als Gas vorliegen, nennt man volatile Stoffe.
Synonyms
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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.