Skalpell
[skalˈpɛl]
The verdict
“Skalpell” is uncommon German (frequency #55,717 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,717
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Chirurgie eingesetztes, kleines Messer zum Durchtrennen von Gewebe
Corpus desk
Index DE-skalpell · Skalpell · German
Skalpell · rank #55,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,717
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Singularität
Nearest frequency peer: Singularität (-2 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 „Skalpell“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Sexualleben
Sexualleben
44,291 corpus weight
- Sicherheits…
Sicherheitsleistung
44,288 corpus weight
- Singularität
Singularität
44,286 corpus weight
- Skalpell
Skalpell
44,284 corpus weight
- Solarium
Solarium
44,279 corpus weight
- Soldatinnen
Soldatinnen
44,278 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Skalpell“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Skalpell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [skalˈpɛl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Skalpell“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Skalpell is uncommon German at frequency #55,717 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skalˈpɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Chirurgie eingesetztes, kleines Messer zum Durchtrennen von Gewebe".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Skalpell, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Skalpell, spelled S-K-A-L-P-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1in der Chirurgie eingesetztes, kleines Messer zum Durchtrennen von Gewebe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Skalpell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die OP-Schwester reichte dem Chirurgen das benötigte Skalpell.
„Er möchte nämlich eine Trepanation durchführen und mit dem Skalpell eine bestimmte Partie des rechten Gehirnlappens einritzen.“
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.
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