Tellur
[tɛˈluːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Tellur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 52, das zu den Halbmetallen gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-tellur · Tellur · German
Tellur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tellur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɛˈluːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tellur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tellur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛˈluːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 52, das zu den Halbmetallen gehört".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tellur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Tellur, spelled T-E-L-L-U-R.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 52, das zu den Halbmetallen gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tellur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tellur ist ein selten vorkommendes Element.
„Die elektrische Leitfähigkeit lässt sich wie bei allen Halbleitern durch Temperaturerhöhung oder Belichtung steigern, dies führt bei Tellur jedoch nur zu einem geringen Anstieg.“
This word in other languages
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.