Reagenz
\ʁeaˈɡɛnt͡s\
The verdict
“Reagenz” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réactif, substance qui prend part à une réaction chimique (plutôt dans le langage courant ou la littérature ancienne ; le terme moderne est Reaktant).
Corpus desk
Index FR-reagenz · Reagenz · French
Reagenz · 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 "R" 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 | Reagenz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁeaˈɡɛnt͡s\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Reagenz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁeaˈɡɛnt͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réactif, substance qui prend part à une réaction chimique (plutôt dans le langage courant ou la littérature ancienne ; le terme moderne est Reaktant).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reagenz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Reagenz, spelled R-E-A-G-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Réactif, substance qui prend part à une réaction chimique (plutôt dans le langage courant ou la littérature ancienne ; le terme moderne est Reaktant).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Reagenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Grignard-Reagenzien sind metallorganische Verbindungen und werden nach ihrem Erfinder, Victor Grignard genannt.
Salzsäure ist ein wichtiges Reagenz in der chemischen Analyse.
Synonyms
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.