Zellwand

[ˈt͡sɛlˌvant]

/[ˈt͡sɛlˌvant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zellwand” is uncommon German (frequency #99,371 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,371
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wand einer Zelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-zellwand · Zellwand · German

Zellwand · rank #99,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,371
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeitraubend

Nearest frequency peer: zeitraubend (-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 „Zellwand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zellwand
PropertyValue
HeadwordZellwand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɛlˌvant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zellwand“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zellwandfällt 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: „zeitraubend“ (#99,370), „Zeitpläne“ (#99,369), „zerfetzte“ (#99,373). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zellwand“ bei #99,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zellwand is uncommon German at frequency #99,371 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛlˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wand einer Zelle".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zellwand, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zellwand, spelled Z-E-L-L-W-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wand einer Zelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Zellwand ist eine aus organischen Polymeren aufgebaute Hülle, die einige Bakterien, Pflanzen und Pilze umgibt.“
  2. „So stammt Vanillearoma etwa aus Lignin, das in Zellwänden vorkommt, also in Hölzern.“

This word in other languages

cell wall(English)

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 "Zellwand"?
"Zellwand" is spelled Z-E-L-L-W-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛlˌvant].
What does "Zellwand" mean?
As a noun, "Zellwand" means: Wand einer Zelle
How do you pronounce "Zellwand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zellwand" is [ˈt͡sɛlˌvant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zellwand" come from?
"Zellwand" 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 "Zellwand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Zeitform#99,368zerfickt#99,374zufahren#99,389Wildbret#99,344

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list