Tuberkel
[tuˈbɛʁkl̩]
The verdict
“Tuberkel” 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) - Knötchen in der Lunge, Symptom der Tuberkulose
Corpus desk
Index DE-tuberkel · Tuberkel · German
Tuberkel · 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 | Tuberkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tuˈbɛʁkl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tuberkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tuberkel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tuˈbɛʁkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Tuberkel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tuberkel, spelled T-U-B-E-R-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Knötchen in der Lunge, Symptom der Tuberkulose
- 2kleiner Höcker
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tuberkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tuberkel werden manchmal mit Krebstumoren verwechselt.
Die Außenhaut (Cuticula) der Bärtierchen ist da und damit kleinen Höckern, den Tuberkeln, bedeckt.
Synonyms
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.