spaltbar
[ˈʃpaltbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“spaltbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich durch Krafteinsatz spalten lassend, durch äußeren Druck auseinanderbrechend
Corpus desk
Index DE-spaltbar · spaltbar · German
spaltbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | spaltbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaltbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spaltbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spaltbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpaltbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
spaltbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is spaltbar, spelled S-P-A-L-T-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1sich durch Krafteinsatz spalten lassend, durch äußeren Druck auseinanderbrechend
- 2in weniger komplexe Bestandteile auflösbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spaltbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„›Dass der Kernbrennstoff einfach explodiert, ist physisch unmöglich. Der enthält nur ungefähr drei bis fünf Prozent spaltbares Uran.‹“
„Außerdem enthielt sie spaltbares Material, das eine nukleare Kettenreaktion auslösen konnte.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.