Penumbra
German, noun[peˈnʊmbʁa]
Penumbra is spelled P-E-N-U-M-B-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Penumbra is a German feminine noun meaning “penumbra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der die dunkle Umbra umgebende hellere Randbereich eines Sonnenflecks”.
What does Penumbra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepenumbra
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der die dunkle Umbra umgebende hellere Randbereich eines Sonnenflecks 2. an das ischämische Kerngebiet angrenzender Bereich, der noch überlebensfähige Gehirnzellen enthält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Penumbra
- Penumbren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Penumbra?
- [peˈnʊmbʁa]
- [penˈʔʊmbʁa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Penumbra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Penumbra in German?
Penumbra appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).