Elektrons

[ˈeːlɛktʁɔns]

/[ˈeːlɛktʁɔns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Elektrons” is uncommon German (frequency #99,721 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,721
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elektron

Corpus desk

Index DE-elektrons · Elektrons · German

Elektrons · rank #99,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,721
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eitrige

Nearest frequency peer: eitrige (-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 „Elektrons“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elektrons“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elektrons
PropertyValue
HeadwordElektrons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːlɛktʁɔns]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektrons“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Elektronsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „eitrige“ (#99,720), „empathische“ (#99,722), „Eisschicht“ (#99,719). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elektrons“ bei #99,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elektrons is uncommon German at frequency #99,721 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːlɛktʁɔns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elektron".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Elektrons, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Elektrons, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elektron

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elektrons"?
"Elektrons" is spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːlɛktʁɔns].
What does "Elektrons" mean?
As a noun, "Elektrons" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Elektron
How do you pronounce "Elektrons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elektrons" is [ˈeːlɛktʁɔns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elektrons" come from?
"Elektrons" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Elektrons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Endspiels#99,724Einsender#99,714entthront#99,732erblassen#99,734

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list