Corpus callosum
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The verdict
“Corpus callosum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Balken, Gehirnbalken
Corpus desk
Index DE-corpus-callosum · Corpus callosum · German
Corpus callosum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Corpus callosum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Corpus callosum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Corpus callosum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Balken, Gehirnbalken".
Zero misspellings are on record for Corpus callosum in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Corpus callosum, spelled C-O-R-P-U-S- -C-A-L-L-O-S-U-M.
Definition
- 1Balken, Gehirnbalken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Corpus callosum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Corpus callosum […], auch Commissura magna oder Balken genannt, (selten Hirnbalken bzw. Gehirnbalken) ist ein großes Kommissurensystem, das im Gehirn von Plazentatieren, einer Unterklasse der Säugetiere, quer zwischen den beiden Hemisphären des Großhirns verläuft und diese verbindet.“
Synonyms
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.