Plazenta

[plaˈt͡sɛnta]

/[plaˈt͡sɛnta]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plazenta” is uncommon German (frequency #50,793 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,793
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organ, das sich während einer Schwangerschaft zum Zwecke des Stoffaustausches bildet und nach der Geburt abgestoßen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-plazenta · Plazenta · German

Plazenta · rank #50,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,793
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Platzmangel

Nearest frequency peer: Platzmangel (-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 „Plazenta“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plazenta
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlazenta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈt͡sɛnta]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plazenta“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Platzmangel“ (#50,792), „Polis“ (#50,794), „Politikverdrossenheit“ (#50,795). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plazenta“ bei #50,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plazenta is uncommon German at frequency #50,793 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [plaˈt͡sɛnta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organ, das sich während einer Schwangerschaft zum Zwecke des Stoffaustausches bildet und nach der Geburt abgestoßen wird".

Plazenta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Plazenta, spelled P-L-A-Z-E-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organ, das sich während einer Schwangerschaft zum Zwecke des Stoffaustausches bildet und nach der Geburt abgestoßen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Normalerweise schützt die Plazenta den Fötus vor dem Stresshormon Cortisol.“

Synonyms

Mutterkuchen

This word in other languages

placenta(English)placenta(Español)placenta(Français)placenta(Português)

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 "Plazenta"?
"Plazenta" is spelled P-L-A-Z-E-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈt͡sɛnta].
What does "Plazenta" mean?
As a noun, "Plazenta" means: Organ, das sich während einer Schwangerschaft zum Zwecke des Stoffaustausches bildet und nach der Geburt abgestoßen wird
How do you pronounce "Plazenta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plazenta" is [plaˈt͡sɛnta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plazenta" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfändung#50,787passabel#50,777Rabatten#50,816releases#50,831

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list