Spermium

[ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm]

/[ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spermium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - männliche Keimzelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-spermium · Spermium · German

Spermium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Spermium
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpermium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Spermium” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Spermiumschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spermium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Keimzelle".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Spermium in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spermium, spelled S-P-E-R-M-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Keimzelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Qualitativ hochwertige Spermien sind durch drei Faktoren bestimmt – die Form der Spermien, deren Beweglichkeit und die Geschwindigkeit der Fortbewegung.

Synonyms

SpermatozoonSpermatozoidSamenfadenSamenzelle

Antonyms

Eizelle

This word in other languages

spermatozoon(English)espermatozoide(Español)spermatozoïde(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spermium"?
"Spermium" is spelled S-P-E-R-M-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm].
What does "Spermium" mean?
As a noun, "Spermium" means: männliche Keimzelle
How do you pronounce "Spermium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spermium" is [ˈʃpɛʁmiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spermium" come from?
"Spermium" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list