Allergen

[ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn]

/[ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Allergen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein Stoff, welcher bei manchen Menschen eine allergische Reaktion auslöst

Corpus desk

Index DE-allergen · Allergen · German

Allergen · 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 "A" 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.

Key facts for Allergen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAllergen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Allergen“ im Deutschen

Allergenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Allergen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Stoff, welcher bei manchen Menschen eine allergische Reaktion auslöst".

Zero misspellings are on record for Allergen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Allergen, spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Stoff, welcher bei manchen Menschen eine allergische Reaktion auslöst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als Allergene kommen, neben fast allen Medikamenten, hauptsächlich Milch, Eier, Fisch, Obst und Hülsenfrüchte in Betracht.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Allergen"?
"Allergen" is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn].
What does "Allergen" mean?
As a noun, "Allergen" means: ein Stoff, welcher bei manchen Menschen eine allergische Reaktion auslöst
How do you pronounce "Allergen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Allergen" is [ˌalɛʁˈɡeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Allergen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list