Thalamus
[ˈtaːlamʊs]
The verdict
“Thalamus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil des Zwischenhirns, in dem vor allem Sinneseindrücke verarbeitet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-thalamus · Thalamus · German
Thalamus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Thalamus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːlamʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Thalamus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Thalamus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːlamʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Zwischenhirns, in dem vor allem Sinneseindrücke verarbeitet werden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Thalamus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Thalamus, spelled T-H-A-L-A-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Teil des Zwischenhirns, in dem vor allem Sinneseindrücke verarbeitet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Thalamus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Thalamus filtert alle Reize wie Berührungen oder Gerüche, bevor sie ins Großhirn gelangen.“
Synonyms
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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.