Tesserakt

[tɛsəˈʁakt]

/[tɛsəˈʁakt]/ noun

The verdict

“Tesserakt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vierdimensionales Analogon eines Würfels

Corpus desk

Index DE-tesserakt · Tesserakt · German

Tesserakt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Tesserakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordTesserakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛsəˈʁakt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tesserakt“ im Deutschen

Tesseraktschafft 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

Tesserakt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛsəˈʁakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vierdimensionales Analogon eines Würfels".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tesserakt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Tesserakt, spelled T-E-S-S-E-R-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    vierdimensionales Analogon eines Würfels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das ist zwar schwer vorstellbar, aber es ist möglich Tesserakte in drei- oder zweidimensionale Räume zu projizieren.“
  2. „Sogar das von dem spanischen Mathematiker-Linguisten-Schriftsteller Josep M. Albaigès stammende Soneto al tesaracto (2005), das mit dem Tesserakt – dem vierdimensionalen Hyperwürfel – ein eminent geometrisch-mathematisches Thema behandelt und per Zeichnung illustriert, schöpft aus der Sonetthaftigkeit keine Pointe …“

Synonyms

8-ZellerMaßpolychorOctachorOktachoron

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tesserakt"?
"Tesserakt" is spelled T-E-S-S-E-R-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛsəˈʁakt].
What does "Tesserakt" mean?
As a noun, "Tesserakt" means: vierdimensionales Analogon eines Würfels
How do you pronounce "Tesserakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tesserakt" is [tɛsəˈʁakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tesserakt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list