Kernspaltung
German, noun/ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ/
Kernspaltung is spelled K-E-R-N-S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kernspaltung is a German feminine noun meaning “nuclear fission” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zerlegung eines Atomkerns in mehrere Bestandteile (zwei oder mehr leichtere Kerne und in der Regel freie…”.
What does Kernspaltung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenuclear fission
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zerlegung eines Atomkerns in mehrere Bestandteile (zwei oder mehr leichtere Kerne und in der Regel freie Neutronen), wobei Energie freigesetzt werden kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kernspaltung
- Kernspaltungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kernspaltung?
- /ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ/
- [ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kernspaltung in German?
Kernspaltung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).