Zellulose

[t͡sɛluˈloːzə]

/[t͡sɛluˈloːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zellulose” is uncommon German (frequency #64,900 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,900
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pflanzliches Material, aus dem die Zellwand besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-zellulose · Zellulose · German

Zellulose · rank #64,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,900
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zellstoff

Nearest frequency peer: Zellstoff (-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 „Zellulose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zellulose
PropertyValue
HeadwordZellulose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɛluˈloːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zellulose“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zellulosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zellstoff“ (#64,899), „Zeman“ (#64,901), „Zeitsprung“ (#64,898). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zellulose“ bei #64,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zellulose is uncommon German at frequency #64,900 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛluˈloːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pflanzliches Material, aus dem die Zellwand besteht".

Zellulose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zellulose, spelled Z-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pflanzliches Material, aus dem die Zellwand besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Zellulose ist ein Polysaccharid aus Glukose-Molekülen.

Synonyms

Zellstoff

This word in other languages

cellulose(English)celulosa(Español)cellulose(Français)celulose(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 "Zellulose"?
"Zellulose" is spelled Z-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛluˈloːzə].
What does "Zellulose" mean?
As a noun, "Zellulose" means: pflanzliches Material, aus dem die Zellwand besteht
How do you pronounce "Zellulose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zellulose" is [t͡sɛluˈloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zellulose" come from?
"Zellulose" 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 "Zellulose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zellstoff#64,899zerdrückt#64,902Zigeunern#64,904Zaunpfahl#64,895

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list