pluripotent
[ˈpluʁipoˌtɛnt]
The verdict
“pluripotent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viele Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten in sich tragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-pluripotent · pluripotent · German
pluripotent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pluripotent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpluʁipoˌtɛnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pluripotent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pluripotent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpluʁipoˌtɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viele Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten in sich tragend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pluripotent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pluripotent, spelled P-L-U-R-I-P-O-T-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1viele Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten in sich tragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pluripotent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pluripotente Stammzellen haben sich noch nicht spezialisiert, sich also noch nicht in Körperzellen mit einer konkreten Aufgabe wie beispielsweise Haut-, Nerven- oder Darmzellen umgewandelt.
Bei der Herstellung dieser sogenannten pluripotenten Stammzellen aus normalen Körperzellen kommt es offenbar zu genetischen Veränderungen, die sogar ein Krebsrisiko beinhalten können, sagen die Wissenschaftler.
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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.