Zellkern

[ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn]

/[ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zellkern” is uncommon German (frequency #66,897 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,897
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Organelle eukaryotischer Zellen, die das Erbgut (DNS) enthält

Corpus desk

Index DE-zellkern · Zellkern · German

Zellkern · rank #66,897 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,897
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitwert

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitwert (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zellkern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zellkern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zellkern
PropertyValue
HeadwordZellkern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,897
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zellkern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zellkernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitwert“ (#66,896), „zerdrücken“ (#66,898), „zeitgenössisch“ (#66,895). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zellkern“ bei #66,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zellkern is uncommon German at frequency #66,897 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Organelle eukaryotischer Zellen, die das Erbgut (DNS) enthält".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zellkern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zellkern, spelled Z-E-L-L-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Organelle eukaryotischer Zellen, die das Erbgut (DNS) enthält

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Zellkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Zellkern hat bei Säugetieren einen Durchmesser von 5 bis 16 Mikrometern.

Synonyms

NukleusNucleus

This word in other languages

nucleus(English)núcleo(Español)noyau(Français)núcleo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zellkern"?
"Zellkern" is spelled Z-E-L-L-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn].
What does "Zellkern" mean?
As a noun, "Zellkern" means: die Organelle eukaryotischer Zellen, die das Erbgut (DNS) enthält
How do you pronounce "Zellkern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zellkern" is [ˈt͡sɛlˌkɛʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zellkern" come from?
"Zellkern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zellkern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeitwert#66,896Zimbabwe#66,903Zöglinge#66,922Westwind#66,870

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list