Binokular
[binokuˈlaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Binokular” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optisches Gerät, das für das Sehen mit beiden Augen eingerichtet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-binokular · Binokular · German
Binokular · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Binokular |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [binokuˈlaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Binokular“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Binokular is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [binokuˈlaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optisches Gerät, das für das Sehen mit beiden Augen eingerichtet ist".
Binokular has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Binokular, spelled B-I-N-O-K-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1optisches Gerät, das für das Sehen mit beiden Augen eingerichtet ist
Antonyms
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.