Noradrenalin

[nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn]

/[nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Noradrenalin” is uncommon German (frequency #85,646 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,646
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - körpereigener Botenstoff, der als Stresshormon und Neurotransmitter wirkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-noradrenalin · Noradrenalin · German

Noradrenalin · rank #85,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,646
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH noi

Nearest frequency peer: noi (-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 „Noradrenalin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Noradrenalin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Noradrenalin
PropertyValue
HeadwordNoradrenalin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Noradrenalin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Noradrenalinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „noi“ (#85,645), „nimmermehr“ (#85,643), „niedrigster“ (#85,642). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Noradrenalin“ bei #85,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Noradrenalin is uncommon German at frequency #85,646 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "körpereigener Botenstoff, der als Stresshormon und Neurotransmitter wirkt".

Noradrenalin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Noradrenalin, spelled N-O-R-A-D-R-E-N-A-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    körpereigener Botenstoff, der als Stresshormon und Neurotransmitter wirkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dopamin und Noradrenalin heißen die Neurotransmitter, nach denen das Kokain verrückt ist und von denen es nicht lassen kann.“

Synonyms

ArterenolLevarterenolNorepinephrin

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Noradrenalin"?
"Noradrenalin" is spelled N-O-R-A-D-R-E-N-A-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn].
What does "Noradrenalin" mean?
As a noun, "Noradrenalin" means: körpereigener Botenstoff, der als Stresshormon und Neurotransmitter wirkt
How do you pronounce "Noradrenalin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Noradrenalin" is [nɔʁʔadʁenaˈliːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Noradrenalin" come from?
"Noradrenalin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Noradrenalin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list