Duplikat

[dupliˈkaːt]

/[dupliˈkaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Duplikat” is uncommon German (frequency #90,163 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,163
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweite Wiedergabe eines Originals

Corpus desk

Index DE-duplikat · Duplikat · German

Duplikat · rank #90,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH duper

Nearest frequency peer: duper (-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 „Duplikat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Duplikat
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuplikat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dupliˈkaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Duplikat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Duplikatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „duper“ (#90,162), „Duplikate“ (#90,164), „duftend“ (#90,161). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Duplikat“ bei #90,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Duplikat is uncommon German at frequency #90,163 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dupliˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zweite Wiedergabe eines Originals".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Duplikat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Duplikat, spelled D-U-P-L-I-K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweite Wiedergabe eines Originals

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Duplikat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Duplikat ist nicht das Original.

Synonyms

DoppelDuplum

This word in other languages

duplicate(English)duplicado(Español)duplicata(Français)duplicata(Português)

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 "Duplikat"?
"Duplikat" is spelled D-U-P-L-I-K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dupliˈkaːt].
What does "Duplikat" mean?
As a noun, "Duplikat" means: zweite Wiedergabe eines Originals
How do you pronounce "Duplikat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Duplikat" is [dupliˈkaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Duplikat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einakter#90,177einwirkt#90,189einzahlt#90,190Datentyp#90,127

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list