Chlamydien

[klaˈmyːdi̯ən]

/[klaˈmyːdi̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chlamydien” is uncommon German (frequency #99,622 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,622
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie

Key facts for Chlamydien
PropertyValue
HeadwordChlamydien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈmyːdi̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chlamydien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Chlamydien lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chlamydien is uncommon German at frequency #99,622 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈmyːdi̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Chlamydien, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Chlamydien, spelled C-H-L-A-M-Y-D-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chlamydien"?
"Chlamydien" is spelled C-H-L-A-M-Y-D-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈmyːdi̯ən].
What does "Chlamydien" mean?
As a noun, "Chlamydien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chlamydie
How do you pronounce "Chlamydien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chlamydien" is [klaˈmyːdi̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chlamydien" come from?
"Chlamydien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Chlamydien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-L-A-M-Y-D-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [klaˈmyːdi̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list