Stoma
[ˈstoma]
The verdict
“Stoma” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei bohnenförmige Zellen für den Gasaustausch einer Pflanze
Corpus desk
Index DE-stoma · Stoma · German
Stoma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Stoma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈstoma] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Stoma“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Stoma is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈstoma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Stoma in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Stoma, spelled S-T-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1zwei bohnenförmige Zellen für den Gasaustausch einer Pflanze
- 2durch Operation geschaffene künstliche Körperöffnung für Luftröhrenschnitt, Darm- oder Blasenausgang
- 3Anatomie und Zoologie: Mund oder Rachen, z. B. der Nematoden, Bereich zwischen Mundöffnung und Speiseröhre (Ösophagus)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Stoma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Gasaustausch durch die Stomata mit der umgebenden Luft ist für die Versorgung mit Kohlenstoffdioxid wichtig.
Am häufigsten liegen die Stomata auf der Blattunterseite.
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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.