Gelenkpfanne
[ɡəˈlɛŋkˌp͡fanə]
The verdict
“Gelenkpfanne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertiefung am Ende eines Knochens, in die der Gelenkkopf eines anderen Knochens eingreift
Corpus desk
Index DE-gelenkpfanne · Gelenkpfanne · German
Gelenkpfanne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Gelenkpfanne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈlɛŋkˌp͡fanə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gelenkpfanne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gelenkpfanne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈlɛŋkˌp͡fanə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertiefung am Ende eines Knochens, in die der Gelenkkopf eines anderen Knochens eingreift".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gelenkpfanne, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gelenkpfanne, spelled G-E-L-E-N-K-P-F-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Vertiefung am Ende eines Knochens, in die der Gelenkkopf eines anderen Knochens eingreift
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gelenkpfanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Drei Sekunden nach Beginn des Kampfs hörte Kolt, wie der Arm des Libyers brach und der Oberarmknochen aus der Gelenkpfanne sprang.“
„Sie schob den Schulterknochen wieder in die Gelenkpfanne.“
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.