Elektrode
[elɛkˈtʁoːdə]
The verdict
“Elektrode” is uncommon German (frequency #51,271 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,271
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauelement, an dem elektrischer Strom in ein anderes Medium übergeht
Corpus desk
Index DE-elektrode · Elektrode · German
Elektrode · rank #51,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,271
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Einwechslung
Nearest frequency peer: Einwechslung (-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 „Elektrode“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- einschneide…
einschneidende
48,733 corpus weight
- eintausend
eintausend
48,732 corpus weight
- Einwechslung
Einwechslung
48,731 corpus weight
- Elektrode
Elektrode
48,730 corpus weight
- Elektrotech…
Elektrotechniker
48,729 corpus weight
- emanzipiert
emanzipiert
48,728 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elektrode“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elektrode |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [elɛkˈtʁoːdə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektrode“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elektrode is uncommon German at frequency #51,271 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [elɛkˈtʁoːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bauelement, an dem elektrischer Strom in ein anderes Medium übergeht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Elektrode in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Elektrode, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Bauelement, an dem elektrischer Strom in ein anderes Medium übergeht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elektrode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Schmerztherapie kann man ein TENS-Gerät einsetzen, dessen Elektroden direkt dort auf die Haut platziert werden, wo der schmerzende Muskel sitzt.
„In den letzten zehn Jahren, fuhr Valenti fort, sei die elektrische Stimulierung des Gehirns durch radiogesteuerte Elektroden bei Ratten, Katzen, Affen, Delphinen, Heuschrecken und Stieren angewandt worden.“
This word in other languages
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.
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