Zyankali
[t͡syanˈkaːli]
The verdict
“Zyankali” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trivialname von Kaliumcyanid (dem Kaliumsalz der Blausäure)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zyankali · Zyankali · German
Zyankali · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zyankali |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡syanˈkaːli] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zyankali“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zyankali is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡syanˈkaːli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trivialname von Kaliumcyanid (dem Kaliumsalz der Blausäure)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Zyankali in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zyankali, spelled Z-Y-A-N-K-A-L-I.
Definition
- 1Trivialname von Kaliumcyanid (dem Kaliumsalz der Blausäure)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zyankali appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Opfer wurde mit Zyankali getötet.
„Wir hätten uns auch Zyankali besorgen können, ein Stoff, der im Frühjahr 1945, besonders in Berlin, gefragt war wie nie zuvor.“
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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.