Chlorophyll

[kloʁoˈfʏl]

/[kloʁoˈfʏl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chlorophyll” is uncommon German (frequency #73,359 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,359
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blattgrün; grüner Assimilationsfarbstoff in Zellen von Pflanzen und einigen Mikroorganismen, der für die Fotosynthese zuständig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-chlorophyll · Chlorophyll · German

Chlorophyll · rank #73,359 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,359
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cheddar

Nearest frequency peer: Cheddar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Chlorophyll“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chlorophyll“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chlorophyll
PropertyValue
HeadwordChlorophyll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kloʁoˈfʏl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chlorophyll“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chlorophyllfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Cheddar“ (#73,358), „chapel“ (#73,357), „citrus“ (#73,361). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chlorophyll“ bei #73,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chlorophyll is uncommon German at frequency #73,359 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kloʁoˈfʏl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blattgrün; grüner Assimilationsfarbstoff in Zellen von Pflanzen und einigen Mikroorganismen, der für die Fotosynthese zuständig ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Chlorophyll in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chlorophyll, spelled C-H-L-O-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Blattgrün; grüner Assimilationsfarbstoff in Zellen von Pflanzen und einigen Mikroorganismen, der für die Fotosynthese zuständig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Chlorophyll ist für die Natur unentbehrlich.

Synonyms

Blattgrün

This word in other languages

chlorophyll(English)clorofila(Español)chlorophylle(Français)clorofila(Português)

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 "Chlorophyll"?
"Chlorophyll" is spelled C-H-L-O-R-O-P-H-Y-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kloʁoˈfʏl].
What does "Chlorophyll" mean?
As a noun, "Chlorophyll" means: Blattgrün; grüner Assimilationsfarbstoff in Zellen von Pflanzen und einigen Mikroorganismen, der für die Fotosynthese zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Chlorophyll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chlorophyll" is [kloʁoˈfʏl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chlorophyll" come from?
"Chlorophyll" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chlorophyll", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bärendienst#73,345destruction#73,383Dilettanten#73,389bezeichnest#73,316

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list