Adenom

[adeˈnoːm]

/[adeˈnoːm]/ noun

The verdict

“Adenom” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine meist gutartige vom Drüsenepithel zum Beispiel des Dickdarms ausgehende Geschwulst

Corpus desk

Index DE-adenom · Adenom · German

Adenom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for Adenom
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdenom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[adeˈnoːm]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Adenom“ im Deutschen

Adenomsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Adenom is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [adeˈnoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine meist gutartige vom Drüsenepithel zum Beispiel des Dickdarms ausgehende Geschwulst".

Adenom doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Adenom, spelled A-D-E-N-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine meist gutartige vom Drüsenepithel zum Beispiel des Dickdarms ausgehende Geschwulst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Karzinome in pleomorphen Adenomen sind Tumoren, die sichere Malignitätskriterien wie zytologische und histologische Anaplasie, abnorme Mitosen sowie infiltratives Wachstum zeigen […].“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adenom"?
"Adenom" is spelled A-D-E-N-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [adeˈnoːm].
What does "Adenom" mean?
As a noun, "Adenom" means: eine meist gutartige vom Drüsenepithel zum Beispiel des Dickdarms ausgehende Geschwulst
How do you pronounce "Adenom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adenom" is [adeˈnoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adenom" come from?
"Adenom" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list