Mekonium
[meˈkoːni̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Mekonium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster Stuhl eines Neugeborenen
Corpus desk
Index DE-mekonium · Mekonium · German
Mekonium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mekonium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈkoːni̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Mekonium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Mekonium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈkoːni̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Mekonium in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Mekonium, spelled M-E-K-O-N-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1erster Stuhl eines Neugeborenen
- 2Ausscheidung von Stoffwechselprodukten des aus der Puppe geschlüpften Insekts
- 3Opium
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Mekonium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Mekonium ist der erste Stuhl eines Neugeborenen, der während der intrauterinen Entwicklung gebildet und meist erst nach der Geburt ausgeschieden wird.
Physiologisch erfolgt der Abgang des Mekoniums etwa innerhalb der ersten 24 bis 48 Lebensstunden.
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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.