Embryonen

[ɛmbʁiˈoːnən]

/[ɛmbʁiˈoːnən]/ noun

The verdict

“Embryonen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,800 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,800
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Embryo

Corpus desk

Index DE-embryonen · Embryonen · German

Embryonen · rank #52,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,800
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elysium

Nearest frequency peer: Elysium (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Embryonen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Embryonen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Embryonen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmbryonen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmbʁiˈoːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Embryonen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Embryonenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Elysium“ (#52,799), „Emscher“ (#52,801), „Endlösung“ (#52,802). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Embryonen is uncommon German at frequency #52,800 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmbʁiˈoːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Embryonen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Embryonen, spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Embryo
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Embryo
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Embryo
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Embryonen"?
"Embryonen" is spelled E-M-B-R-Y-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmbʁiˈoːnən].
What does "Embryonen" mean?
As a noun, "Embryonen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Embryo
How do you pronounce "Embryonen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Embryonen" is [ɛmbʁiˈoːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Embryonen" come from?
"Embryonen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list