Exon
[ɛˈksoːn]
The verdict
“Exon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - codierendes Segment der DNA bei Eukaryoten
Corpus desk
Index DE-exon · Exon · German
Exon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈksoːn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛˈksoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "codierendes Segment der DNA bei Eukaryoten".
No misspelling variants are generated for Exon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Exon, spelled E-X-O-N.
Definition
- 1codierendes Segment der DNA bei Eukaryoten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch auch in den Genen selbst ist die Erbinformation für ein Eiweiß auf Pakete verteilt, die Exons.“
„Jedes Exon enthält die Bauanweisung für einen bestimmten Bereich eines Eiweißes.“
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.