Coltan
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The verdict
“Coltan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mineral, das hauptsächlich in Zentralafrika vorkommt
Corpus desk
Index DE-coltan · Coltan · German
Coltan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Coltan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Coltan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Coltan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mineral, das hauptsächlich in Zentralafrika vorkommt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Coltan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Coltan, spelled C-O-L-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Mineral, das hauptsächlich in Zentralafrika vorkommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Coltan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In diesen Regionen habe der illegale Abbau und der Handel mit Gold, Coltan und Zinnerzen dazu geführt, dass ‚Rebellengruppen ein ökonomisches Eigeninteresse daran hatten, die Kontrolle über die Bergbauregionen zu behalten‘.“
„Coltan ist Kongos Gold. Denn aus dem Erz Coltan wird das seltene Metall Tantal gewonnen, ohne das die moderne Welt nicht modern wäre: Tantal wird in Kondensatoren für Digitalkameras und Spielkonsolen, für Laptops, Flachbildschirme und Mobiltelefone verwendet.“
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.