Zellengenosse
[ˈt͡sɛlənɡəˌnɔsə]
The verdict
“Zellengenosse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die sich mit jemand anderem eine Gefängniszelle teilt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zellengenosse · Zellengenosse · German
Zellengenosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zellengenosse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛlənɡəˌnɔsə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zellengenosse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zellengenosse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛlənɡəˌnɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die sich mit jemand anderem eine Gefängniszelle teilt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zellengenosse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zellengenosse, spelled Z-E-L-L-E-N-G-E-N-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, die sich mit jemand anderem eine Gefängniszelle teilt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zellengenosse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Zellengenosse sagte jetzt bei der Polizei aus, dass er und der 18-Jährige insgesamt zwölf Tage weder gegessen noch getrunken hätten.“
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.