Ektoplasma
German, noun[ɛktoˈplasma]
Ektoplasma is spelled E-K-T-O-P-L-A-S-M-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ektoplasma is a German neuter noun meaning “ectoplasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil des Zytoplasma zwischen der Zellmembram und dem -kern; äußere Schicht des Protoplasmas”.
What does Ektoplasma mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterectoplasm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil des Zytoplasma zwischen der Zellmembram und dem -kern; äußere Schicht des Protoplasmas 2. Bezeichnung eines paranormalen Stoffes, der überwiegend gasförmig ist und angeblich aus den Körperöffnungen eines Mediums¹⁰ oder Sensitiven¹ austritt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ektoplasma
- Ektoplasmas genitive
- Ektoplasmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ektoplasma?
- [ɛktoˈplasma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ektoplasma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ektoplasma in German?
Ektoplasma appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).