Cluster

/[ˈklastɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,881

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Cluster is aGermannoun. It means: Haufen oder Verbund, Ansammlung oder Gruppierung einer größeren Zahl gleichförmiger Objekte; Anwendungsbeispiele Pronounced [ˈklastɐ]. Often confused with Cutter and counter.

Key facts for Cluster
PropertyValue
HeadwordCluster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklastɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,881
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Cluster in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Cluster is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklastɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,881 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Cluster, with forms such as "ccluster", "clluster", and "clsuter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Cutter", "counter", "Chester", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Cluster, spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haufen oder Verbund, Ansammlung oder Gruppierung einer größeren Zahl gleichförmiger Objekte; Anwendungsbeispiele
  2. 2
    eine Ansammlung oder Gruppierung mehrerer Punkte
  3. 3
    eine kleine Gruppe von Atomen oder Molekülen
  4. 4
    eine Ansammlung von Galaxien oder Sternen
  5. 5
    das gehäufte Auftreten einer Krankheit in einer Region (zum Beispiel bei Krebs)
  6. 6
    Zusammenfassung mehrerer Computersysteme zu einem Rechnerverbund
  7. 7
    ein Verband mehrerer Betriebe
  8. 8
    Logische Zusammenfassung von Blöcken auf der Festplatte
  9. 9
    das gehäufte Auftreten von epileptischen Anfällen
  10. 10
    eine Sonderform des Akkords

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccluster,clluster,clsuter,clusetr,clusster,clusterr,clustre,clustter,clutser,culster,lcuster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Cluster

Misspelling Variants of "Cluster"

ccluster8clluster8clsuter7clusetr7clusster8clusterr8clustre7clustter8
Misspelling Variants of "Cluster"

Frequency rank: #20,881 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cluster"?
"Cluster" is spelled C-L-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklastɐ].
What does "Cluster" mean?
As a noun, "Cluster" means: Haufen oder Verbund, Ansammlung oder Gruppierung einer größeren Zahl gleichförmiger Objekte; Anwendungsbeispiele
What words are commonly confused with "Cluster"?
"Cluster" is commonly confused with "Cutter", "counter", "Chester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cluster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cluster" is [ˈklastɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cluster" come from?
"Cluster" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.