Spurenelemente

[ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə]

/[ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spurenelemente” is uncommon German (frequency #80,946 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,946
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spurenelement

Key facts for Spurenelemente
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpurenelemente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#80,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spurenelemente” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spurenelemente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spurenelemente is uncommon German at frequency #80,946 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spurenelemente, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spurenelemente, spelled S-P-U-R-E-N-E-L-E-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spurenelement
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spurenelement
  3. 3
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Spurenelement
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spurenelement

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 "Spurenelemente"?
"Spurenelemente" is spelled S-P-U-R-E-N-E-L-E-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə].
What does "Spurenelemente" mean?
As a noun, "Spurenelemente" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spurenelement
How do you pronounce "Spurenelemente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spurenelemente" is [ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spurenelemente" come from?
"Spurenelemente" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Spurenelemente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-U-R-E-N-E-L-E-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpuːʁənʔeleˌmɛntə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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