zellulär
[t͡sɛluˈlɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“zellulär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - auf die kleinste lebende Einheit im Körper (eine Zelle)/Zellen bezogen, von der Art einer Zelle, durch Zellen vermittelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zellular · zellulär · German
zellulär · 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 "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 | zellulär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡sɛluˈlɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zellulär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zellulär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɛluˈlɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zellulär in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zellulär, spelled Z-E-L-L-U-L-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1auf die kleinste lebende Einheit im Körper (eine Zelle)/Zellen bezogen, von der Art einer Zelle, durch Zellen vermittelt
- 2aus Zellen bestehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zellulär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die zelluläre Immunantwort erfolgt durch Zellen, vor allem durch T-Lymphozyten, die weißen Blutkörperchen.
„Abb. 3: Schematische Darstellung der zellulären Vorgänge, die von der Phagocytose und intrazellulären Verarbeitung von Antigen (links) bis zur Antikörperbildung (rechts oben) ablaufen.“
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.