Thrombus
[ˈtʁɔmbʊs]
The verdict
“Thrombus” 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) - Blutpfropf, der ein Blutgefäß verstopft
Corpus desk
Index DE-thrombus · Thrombus · German
Thrombus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Thrombus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔmbʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Thrombus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Thrombus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔmbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blutpfropf, der ein Blutgefäß verstopft".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Thrombus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Thrombus, spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1Blutpfropf, der ein Blutgefäß verstopft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Thrombus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der nächste Thrombus lag gewiss schon auf der Lauer, wollte sich hinter meinen zugefallenen Lidern unter der Hirnschranke durchducken, um diesmal einen der zentralen Eingänge zu verstopfen.“
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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.