Zellmembran

[ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn]

/[ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zellmembran” is uncommon German (frequency #72,074 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,074
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Biomembran, die das Zellplasma nach außen und innen abgrenzt, sowie einen Stoffaustausch ermöglicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-zellmembran · Zellmembran · German

Zellmembran · rank #72,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,074
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitungsartik…

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitungsartikeln (-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 „Zellmembran“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zellmembran
PropertyValue
HeadwordZellmembran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zellmembran“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitungsartikeln“ (#72,073), „Zentralheizung“ (#72,075), „Zeitraumes“ (#72,072). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zellmembran“ bei #72,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zellmembran is uncommon German at frequency #72,074 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Biomembran, die das Zellplasma nach außen und innen abgrenzt, sowie einen Stoffaustausch ermöglicht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zellmembran, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zellmembran, spelled Z-E-L-L-M-E-M-B-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Biomembran, die das Zellplasma nach außen und innen abgrenzt, sowie einen Stoffaustausch ermöglicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Während der langen Entstehungsgeschichte des Lebens haben sich Millionen unterschiedlicher Spezies entwickelt. Alle haben jedoch die gleiche Art von Zellmembran und ihre Gene funktionieren nach demselben chemischen Code.“

Synonyms

Plasmalemma

This word in other languages

membrana celular(Español)

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 "Zellmembran"?
"Zellmembran" is spelled Z-E-L-L-M-E-M-B-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn].
What does "Zellmembran" mean?
As a noun, "Zellmembran" means: Biomembran, die das Zellplasma nach außen und innen abgrenzt, sowie einen Stoffaustausch ermöglicht
How do you pronounce "Zellmembran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zellmembran" is [ˈt͡sɛlmɛmˌbʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zellmembran" come from?
"Zellmembran" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list