artigen

[ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]

/[ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“artigen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,281 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,281
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig

Corpus desk

Index DE-artigen · artigen · German

artigen · rank #50,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,281
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH associated

Nearest frequency peer: associated (+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 „artigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for artigen
PropertyValue
Headwordartigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „artigen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).artigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „associated“ (#50,282), „Arnheim“ (#50,279), „Auberginen“ (#50,283). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „artigen“ bei #50,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

artigen is uncommon German at frequency #50,281 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for artigen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is artigen, spelled A-R-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig

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 "artigen"?
"artigen" is spelled A-R-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩].
What does "artigen" mean?
As an adjective, "artigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs artig
How do you pronounce "artigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artigen" is [ˈaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artigen" come from?
"artigen" 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 "artigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list