Synchrotron
[ˈzʏnkʁotʁoːn]
The verdict
“Synchrotron” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage zur Beschleunigung von geladenen Teilchen für Kernumwandlungen in der Bauform eines Ringbeschleunigers
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Index DE-synchrotron · Synchrotron · German
Synchrotron · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Synchrotron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzʏnkʁotʁoːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Synchrotron“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Synchrotron is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzʏnkʁotʁoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anlage zur Beschleunigung von geladenen Teilchen für Kernumwandlungen in der Bauform eines Ringbeschleunigers".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Synchrotron, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Synchrotron, spelled S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-T-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Anlage zur Beschleunigung von geladenen Teilchen für Kernumwandlungen in der Bauform eines Ringbeschleunigers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Synchrotron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neben Giorgio Paolucci, dem Italiener, steht momentan ein Deutscher als technischer Leiter an der Spitze des Strahlenexperiments: Erhard Huttel pendelt jeden Monat zwischen dem Synchrotron Anka in Karlsruhe und Sesame hin und her.“
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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.