Apoptose
[apopˈtoːzə]
The verdict
“Apoptose” 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) - programmierter Zelltod
Corpus desk
Index DE-apoptose · Apoptose · German
Apoptose · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Apoptose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apopˈtoːzə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Apoptose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Apoptose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [apopˈtoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "programmierter Zelltod".
Apoptose has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Apoptose, spelled A-P-O-P-T-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1programmierter Zelltod
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Apoptose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die betroffenen Zellen gehen durch Apoptose zugrunde.
Die Apoptose ist eine genetisch vorprogrammierte Abfolge von Ereignissen, die zum Tod einer Zelle führen.
Antonyms
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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.