Kernspaltung
[ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ]
The verdict
“Kernspaltung” is uncommon German (frequency #72,603 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,603
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zerlegung eines Atomkerns in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile, wobei Energie freigesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kernspaltung · Kernspaltung · German
Kernspaltung · rank #72,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,603
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kernproblem
Nearest frequency peer: Kernproblem (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kernspaltung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kennenlernt…
kennenlernten
27,401 corpus weight
- Kernland
Kernland
27,400 corpus weight
- Kernproblem
Kernproblem
27,399 corpus weight
- Kernspaltung
Kernspaltung
27,398 corpus weight
- Kinderärzte
Kinderärzte
27,396 corpus weight
- Kippa
Kippa
27,395 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kernspaltung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kernspaltung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #72,603 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kernspaltung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kernspaltung is uncommon German at frequency #72,603 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zerlegung eines Atomkerns in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile, wobei Energie freigesetzt wird".
Kernspaltung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kernspaltung, spelled K-E-R-N-S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Zerlegung eines Atomkerns in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile, wobei Energie freigesetzt 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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kernspaltung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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.