Spektrum
German, noun/ˈʃpɛktrʊm/
Spektrum is spelled S-P-E-K-T-R-U-M (8 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spektrum is a German neuter noun meaning “spectrum (range of colours, frequencies etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vielfalt der Erscheinungen, Möglichkeiten in einem bestimmten Bereich”.
What does Spektrum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterspectrum (range of colours, frequencies etc.)
- 2
neuterspectrum (the full range of anything)
- 3
neuterobsoletespectre (apparition, phantom)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vielfalt der Erscheinungen, Möglichkeiten in einem bestimmten Bereich 2. Gesamtheit der Farben, die hervorkommen, wenn mithilfe eines Prismas weißes Licht in seine verschiedenen Wellenlängen aufgespalten wird 3. Gesamtheit elektromagnetischer Wellen unterschiedlicher Wellenlängen 4. Menge der Eigenwerte eines Operators
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spektrum
- Spektrums genitive
- Spektren plural
- Spektra plural
- Spectrum obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spektrum?
- /ˈʃpɛktrʊm/
- [ˈʃpɛk.tʁʊm]
- /ˈspɛktrʊm/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spektrum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spektrum in German?
Spektrum appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).