Embryo

/[ˈɛmbʁio]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,020

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Embryo is aGermannoun. It means: Leibesfrucht des Menschen von der vierten Woche der Schwangerschaft bis zum Ende des vierten Schwangerschaftsmonats Pronounced [ˈɛmbʁio]. Often confused with embargo.

Key facts for Embryo
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmbryo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛmbʁio]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,020
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Embryo in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Embryo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛmbʁio]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,020 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Embryo, with forms such as "ebmryo", "embbryo", and "embroy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "embargo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Embryo, spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leibesfrucht des Menschen von der vierten Woche der Schwangerschaft bis zum Ende des vierten Schwangerschaftsmonats
  2. 2
    ein Tier in der Anfangsphase der Entwicklung, das sich noch im Muttertier oder in Eihülle oder Eischale befindet
  3. 3
    eine Pflanze in der Anfangsphase ihrer Entwicklung

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ebmryo,embbryo,embroy,embrryo,embryyo,embyro,emmbryo,emrbyo,mebryo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Embryo

Misspelling Variants of "Embryo"

ebmryo6embbryo7embroy6embrryo7embryyo7embyro6emmbryo7emrbyo6
Misspelling Variants of "Embryo"

Frequency rank: #33,020 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Embryo"?
"Embryo" is spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmbʁio].
What does "Embryo" mean?
As a noun, "Embryo" means: Leibesfrucht des Menschen von der vierten Woche der Schwangerschaft bis zum Ende des vierten Schwangerschaftsmonats
What words are commonly confused with "Embryo"?
"Embryo" is commonly confused with "embargo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Embryo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Embryo" is [ˈɛmbʁio]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Embryo" come from?
"Embryo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.