Neurotransmitter
[ˈnɔɪ̯ʁotʁansmɪtɐ]
The verdict
“Neurotransmitter” is uncommon German (frequency #77,109 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,109
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Botenstoff im Nervensystem
Corpus desk
Index DE-neurotransmitter · Neurotransmitter · German
Neurotransmitter · rank #77,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,109
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Neuroleptika
Nearest frequency peer: Neuroleptika (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Neurotransmitter“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- nationalsoz…
nationalsozialistisch
22,897 corpus weight
- neonazistis…
neonazistischen
22,895 corpus weight
- Neuengland
Neuengland
22,894 corpus weight
- Neuroleptika
Neuroleptika
22,893 corpus weight
- Neurotransm…
Neurotransmitter
22,892 corpus weight
- nicke
nicke
22,890 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Neurotransmitter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Neurotransmitter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯ʁotʁansmɪtɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #77,109 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neurotransmitter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neurotransmitter is uncommon German at frequency #77,109 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯ʁotʁansmɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Botenstoff im Nervensystem".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Neurotransmitter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Neurotransmitter, spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Botenstoff im Nervensystem
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Neurotransmitter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Neurotransmitter sind heterogene biochemische Stoffe, welche die Information von einer Nervenzelle zur anderen über die Kontaktstelle der Nervenzellen, der Synapse, weitergeben.
This word in other languages
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.
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