Dugong
[ˈduːɡɔŋ]
The verdict
“Dugong” 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) - ein herbivores Säugetier, das die australischen und philippinischen Küstengewässer sowie die des Roten Meeres bewohnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-dugong · Dugong · German
Dugong · 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 "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 | Dugong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈduːɡɔŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dugong“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dugong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈduːɡɔŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein herbivores Säugetier, das die australischen und philippinischen Küstengewässer sowie die des Roten Meeres bewohnt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dugong, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dugong, spelled D-U-G-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1ein herbivores Säugetier, das die australischen und philippinischen Küstengewässer sowie die des Roten Meeres bewohnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dugong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier auf Utupua schweben die Dugongs noch über den Riffen, müden Walfischen gleich, mit dem sanften Blick der Sirene.
Er war ins Meer gesprungen und hatte den vier Meter langen Dugong an der Schwanzflosse gepackt, damit Biologen das Tier zu Forschungszwecken markieren konnten.
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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.