zerebral
[t͡seʁeˈbʁaːl]
The verdict
“zerebral” 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) - das Zerebrum (Großhirn, Gehirn) betreffend, von Zerebrum ausgehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zerebral · zerebral · German
zerebral · 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 | zerebral |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡seʁeˈbʁaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zerebral“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zerebral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡seʁeˈbʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zerebral in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zerebral, spelled Z-E-R-E-B-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1das Zerebrum (Großhirn, Gehirn) betreffend, von Zerebrum ausgehend
- 2mit zurückgebogener Zungenspitze gebildet
- 3den Verstand ansprechend, betonend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zerebral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im zerebralen Kortex, in dem die höheren Fähigkeiten sitzen, entstehen allenfalls kurz nach der Geburt noch neue Neuronen, später nicht mehr, es integrieren sich auch keine, die anderswo entstehen und einwandern.
Einer der wichtigsten Menschen in seinem Umfeld ist sein 15-jähriger Bruder Nicolas, der an zerebraler Kinderlähmung leidet.
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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.