Elementarteilchen
[eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lçən]
The verdict
“Elementarteilchen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,149 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,149
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleinster bekannter Baustein der Materie und Antimaterie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elementarteilchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lçən] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #65,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elementarteilchen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Elementarteilchen is uncommon German at frequency #65,149 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eləmɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯lçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinster bekannter Baustein der Materie und Antimaterie".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Elementarteilchen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Elementarteilchen, spelled E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R-T-E-I-L-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleinster bekannter Baustein der Materie und Antimaterie
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R-T-E-I-L-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.