Sekretion

[zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Sekretion” is uncommon German (frequency #97,681 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,681
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausfüllung eines Hohlraums im Gestein durch mineralische Stoffe, die von außen nach innen wachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekretion · Sekretion · German

Sekretion · rank #97,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,681
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sekundenschlaf

Nearest frequency peer: Sekundenschlaf (+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 „Sekretion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sekretion
PropertyValue
HeadwordSekretion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sekretion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sekundenschlaf“ (#97,682), „Sehnsüchten“ (#97,678), „senkrechter“ (#97,685). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sekretion“ bei #97,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sekretion is uncommon German at frequency #97,681 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sekretion in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sekretion, spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausfüllung eines Hohlraums im Gestein durch mineralische Stoffe, die von außen nach innen wachsen
  2. 2
    Ausscheidung von Drüsen oder drüsenähnlichen Zellen, die eine bestimmte Funktion erfüllen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Begriff Sekretion (von lat. secretio, zu secernere „abscheiden“) bezeichnet in der Geologie eine teilweise oder komplette Ausfüllung von Hohlräumen in Gesteinen durch Ausfällung von Stoffen aus Lösungen, die in den Hohlraum einwandern.“
  2. „Die Wissenschaftler gehen davon aus, dass die verringerte Sekretion des Hormons Melatonin von entscheidender Bedeutung sein könnte.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sekretion"?
"Sekretion" is spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Sekretion" mean?
As a noun, "Sekretion" means: Ausfüllung eines Hohlraums im Gestein durch mineralische Stoffe, die von außen nach innen wachsen
How do you pronounce "Sekretion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sekretion" is [zekʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sekretion" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list