ganglion
[ɡɑ̃.ɡli.jɔ̃]
The verdict
“ganglion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansammlung von Nervenzellen; Ganglion
Corpus desk
Index DE-ganglion · ganglion · German
ganglion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | ganglion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡɑ̃.ɡli.jɔ̃] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ganglion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ganglion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɑ̃.ɡli.jɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ansammlung von Nervenzellen; Ganglion".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ganglion, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ganglion, spelled G-A-N-G-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ansammlung von Nervenzellen; Ganglion
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ganglion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le ganglion cervical supérieur, olivaire ou fusiforme, est situé au-devant des 2° et 3° vertèbres cervicales.
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