Hirnzellen

[ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən]

/[ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hirnzellen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,374 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,374
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hirnzellen · Hirnzellen · German

Hirnzellen · rank #85,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,374
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hirnlosen

Nearest frequency peer: hirnlosen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hirnzellen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hirnzellen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hirnzellen
PropertyValue
HeadwordHirnzellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hirnzellen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hirnzellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hirnlosen“ (#85,373), „hochauflösenden“ (#85,375), „hinwiesen“ (#85,371). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hirnzellen“ bei #85,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hirnzellen is uncommon German at frequency #85,374 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hirnzellen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hirnzellen, spelled H-I-R-N-Z-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hirnzelle
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hirnzelle
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hirnzelle
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hirnzelle

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 "Hirnzellen"?
"Hirnzellen" is spelled H-I-R-N-Z-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən].
What does "Hirnzellen" mean?
As a noun, "Hirnzellen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hirnzelle
How do you pronounce "Hirnzellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hirnzellen" is [ˈhɪʁnˌt͡sɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hirnzellen" come from?
"Hirnzellen" 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 "Hirnzellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hinterhaus#85,368hinbekomme#85,366herzugeben#85,362Hütteldorf#85,387

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list