Detektoren

[detɛkˈtoːʁən]

/[detɛkˈtoːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Detektoren” is uncommon German (frequency #64,177 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,177
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Detektor

Corpus desk

Index DE-detektoren · Detektoren · German

Detektoren · rank #64,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,177
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deutschlandwe…

Nearest frequency peer: deutschlandweite (+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 „Detektoren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Detektoren
PropertyValue
HeadwordDetektoren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[detɛkˈtoːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Detektoren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Detektorenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „deutschlandweite“ (#64,178), „Deserteure“ (#64,175), „Deportationen“ (#64,174). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Detektoren“ bei #64,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Detektoren is uncommon German at frequency #64,177 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [detɛkˈtoːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Detektoren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Detektoren, spelled D-E-T-E-K-T-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Detektor
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Detektor
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Detektor
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Detektor

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 "Detektoren"?
"Detektoren" is spelled D-E-T-E-K-T-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [detɛkˈtoːʁən].
What does "Detektoren" mean?
As a noun, "Detektoren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Detektor
How do you pronounce "Detektoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Detektoren" is [detɛkˈtoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Detektoren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Detektoren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deserteure#64,175drängenden#64,200Bücherwurm#64,143einwandern#64,218

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list