Embryo

[ˈɛmbʁio]

/[ˈɛmbʁio]/ noun

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The verdict

“Embryo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,020
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leibesfrucht des Menschen von der vierten Woche der Schwangerschaft bis zum Ende des vierten Schwangerschaftsmonats

Corpus desk

Index DE-embryo · Embryo · German

Embryo · rank #33,020 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,020
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH elia

Nearest frequency peer: elia (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Embryo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Embryo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Embryo vs embargo
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Embryo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Embryoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „elia“ (#33,019), „eleganter“ (#33,018), „enormes“ (#33,022). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Embryo“ bei #33,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Embryo (IPA [ˈɛmbʁio]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,020 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Embryo, with forms such as "ebmryo", "embbryo", and "embroy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "embargo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Embryo, spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Embryo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rechtlich wird der Embryo verschieden definiert.
  2. „Etwa zwanzig Prozent aller Embryos sterben, bevor sie geboren werden, nicht gerechnet die Zahl der durch Abtreibung umgebrachten.“

Synonyms

EmbryonUngeborenesFetusFötusKeimling

This word in other languages

embryo(English)embrión(Español)embryon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmryo
  • embbryo
  • embroy
  • embrryo
  • embryyo
  • embyro
  • emmbryo
  • emrbyo
  • mebryo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Embryo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ebmryo2embbryo1embroy2embrryo1embryyo1embyro2emmbryo1emrbyo2
Edit distance from "Embryo"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feilen#33,041fields#33,042Filmes#33,045Dahlem#32,988

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bücken9 variantsbrüten9 variantsBiennale9 variantsbewerte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list