Nekrose
[neˈkʁoːzə]
The verdict
“Nekrose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lokales, mehr oder weniger kleinräumiges Absterben von Gewebe
Corpus desk
Index DE-nekrose · Nekrose · German
Nekrose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nekrose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [neˈkʁoːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nekrose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nekrose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [neˈkʁoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lokales, mehr oder weniger kleinräumiges Absterben von Gewebe".
Nekrose has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nekrose, spelled N-E-K-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1lokales, mehr oder weniger kleinräumiges Absterben von Gewebe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nekrose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Pflanzen können Nekrosen unter anderem durch Pathogene, Frost oder Trockenstress ausgelöst werden.
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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.