Tetrade
[teˈtʁaːdə]
The verdict
“Tetrade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ganzes, das aus vier Unterbereichen/Teileinheiten/Komponenten besteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-tetrade · Tetrade · German
Tetrade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tetrade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [teˈtʁaːdə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tetrade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tetrade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [teˈtʁaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Ganzes, das aus vier Unterbereichen/Teileinheiten/Komponenten besteht".
Tetrade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tetrade, spelled T-E-T-R-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1ein Ganzes, das aus vier Unterbereichen/Teileinheiten/Komponenten besteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tetrade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Philosophie: Man könnte sagen, die oberste Tetrade bestehe aus Bewusstsein, Gemüt, Geist und Wille.
Biologie: „Die neue Anordnung der vier Chromatiden trägt den Namen Tetrade (tetra bedeutet »vier«, die Tetrade ist also ein Viererpack).“
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.