Zyklon
[t͡syˈkloːn]
The verdict
“Zyklon” is uncommon German (frequency #53,414 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,414
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tropischer Wirbelsturm im Indischen Ozean oder im Südpazifik
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zyklon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡syˈkloːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zyklon” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zyklon is uncommon German at frequency #53,414 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡syˈkloːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zyklon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zyklon, spelled Z-Y-K-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1tropischer Wirbelsturm im Indischen Ozean oder im Südpazifik
- 2Gerät, das zur Absonderung von in Gasen enthaltenen festen oder flüssigen Partikeln dient
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Zyklon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-Y-K-L-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.