Duellant
[duɛˈlant]
The verdict
“Duellant” 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) - jemand, der sich mit jemand anderem ein Duell liefert
Corpus desk
Index DE-duellant · Duellant · German
Duellant · 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 "D" 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 | Duellant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [duɛˈlant] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Duellant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Duellant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [duɛˈlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich mit jemand anderem ein Duell liefert".
Duellant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Duellant, spelled D-U-E-L-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1jemand, der sich mit jemand anderem ein Duell liefert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Duellant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach dem ersten Schlagabtausch wußte ich, daß ich es mit einem erfahrenen Fechter zu tun hatte, denn seine Finten und Ausfälle waren von der Eleganz und Genauigkeit eines bayerischen Duellanten.“
„Umringt von ihren Freunden und Familien, wurden die beiden Duellanten herbeigeführt.“
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.