Kernreaktor
[ˈkɛʁnʁeˌaktoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Kernreaktor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reaktor, in dem Atomkerne in einer Kettenreaktion immer wieder zur Spaltung gebracht werden und der oft zur Energiegewinnung eingesetzt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kernreaktor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁnʁeˌaktoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kernreaktor” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kernreaktor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁnʁeˌaktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reaktor, in dem Atomkerne in einer Kettenreaktion immer wieder zur Spaltung gebracht werden und der oft zur Energiegewinnung eingesetzt wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kernreaktor, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kernreaktor, spelled K-E-R-N-R-E-A-K-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Reaktor, in dem Atomkerne in einer Kettenreaktion immer wieder zur Spaltung gebracht werden und der oft zur Energiegewinnung eingesetzt wird
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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.
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Using “Kernreaktor”
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- The one correct German spelling is K-E-R-N-R-E-A-K-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.