Xanax

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The verdict

“Xanax” is uncommon German (frequency #93,860 among 21 “X” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,860
frequency rank, German
21
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Benzodiazepine mit mittlerer Wirkungsdauer, der zur kurzzeitigen Behandlung von Angst- und Panikstörungen eingesetzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-xanax · Xanax · German

Xanax · rank #93,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,860
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH Würdenträgern

Nearest frequency peer: Würdenträgern (-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 „Xanax“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Xanax
PropertyValue
HeadwordXanax
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Xanax“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Xanaxfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Würdenträgern“ (#93,859), „Xmas“ (#93,861), „Wortmeldung“ (#93,858). Unter 21 „X“-Lemmata liegt „Xanax“ bei #93,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Xanax is uncommon German at frequency #93,860 among 21 “X” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Benzodiazepine mit mittlerer Wirkungsdauer, der zur kurzzeitigen Behandlung von Angst- und Panikstörungen eingesetzt wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Xanax in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Xanax, spelled X-A-N-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Benzodiazepine mit mittlerer Wirkungsdauer, der zur kurzzeitigen Behandlung von Angst- und Panikstörungen eingesetzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dies sei kein ernstgemeinter Selbstmordversuch, sagte sie, es sei wahrscheinlich nur so eine Hilferufgeschichte, aber sie hätte zuviel Xanax genommen.“
  2. „Er steckte sich die Taschen seines Trenchcoats voll mit Vicodin und Ambien und Xanax, Unmengen davon in Plastik versiegelt.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Xanax"?
"Xanax" is spelled X-A-N-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Xanax" mean?
As a noun, "Xanax" means: Arzneistoff aus der Gruppe der Benzodiazepine mit mittlerer Wirkungsdauer, der zur kurzzeitigen Behandlung von Angst- und Panikstörungen eingesetzt wird
How do you pronounce "Xanax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xanax" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list