Elektronenröhre
[elɛkˈtʁoːnənˌʁøːʁə]
The verdict
“Elektronenröhre” 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) - Evakuiertes, meistens zylindrisches Gefäß aus Glas, Metall oder Keramik, in dem neben einer Elektronenquelle weitere Elektroden zur Steuerung des Elektronenflusses im Vakuum angebracht sind.
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Index DE-elektronenrohre · Elektronenröhre · German
Elektronenröhre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Elektronenröhre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [elɛkˈtʁoːnənˌʁøːʁə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektronenröhre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elektronenröhre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [elɛkˈtʁoːnənˌʁøːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Evakuiertes, meistens zylindrisches Gefäß aus Glas, Metall oder Keramik, in dem neben einer Elektronenquelle weitere Elektroden zur Steuerung des Elektronenflusses im Vakuum angebracht sind.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Elektronenröhre in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Elektronenröhre, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-N-E-N-R-Ö-H-R-E.
Definition
- 1Evakuiertes, meistens zylindrisches Gefäß aus Glas, Metall oder Keramik, in dem neben einer Elektronenquelle weitere Elektroden zur Steuerung des Elektronenflusses im Vakuum angebracht sind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elektronenröhre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Elektronenröhren waren bis zur Einführung des Transistors die einzigen schnellen aktiven (steuerbaren) Bauelemente der Elektronik.“
„Die Elektronenröhre C3m ist eine sehr rauscharme Pentode für Frequenzen bis wenige Megahertz mit einer beeindruckend linearen Kennlinie.“
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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.