klonieren

[kloˈniːʁən]

/[kloˈniːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“klonieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - genau eine Zelle entnehmen und mit ihr weiterarbeiten; Kopien eines DNA-Stücks herstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klonieren · klonieren · German

klonieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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.

Key facts for klonieren
PropertyValue
Headwordklonieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kloˈniːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klonieren“ im Deutschen

klonierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klonieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kloˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "genau eine Zelle entnehmen und mit ihr weiterarbeiten; Kopien eines DNA-Stücks herstellen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for klonieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is klonieren, spelled K-L-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    genau eine Zelle entnehmen und mit ihr weiterarbeiten; Kopien eines DNA-Stücks herstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how klonieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „War es möglich, archäologische Funde zu beproben und DNA zu extrahieren, vielleicht sogar zu klonieren und zu sequenzieren?“
  2. „Künstliche Hefechromosomen (YAC, yeast artificial chromosomes) bieten die Möglichkeit, DNA-Fragmente bis zu einer Größe von zwei Megabasen zu klonieren.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "klonieren"?
"klonieren" is spelled K-L-O-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kloˈniːʁən].
What does "klonieren" mean?
As a verb, "klonieren" means: genau eine Zelle entnehmen und mit ihr weiterarbeiten; Kopien eines DNA-Stücks herstellen
How do you pronounce "klonieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klonieren" is [kloˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klonieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list