eklatant

[eklaˈtant]

/[eklaˈtant]/ adj

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The verdict

“eklatant” is uncommon German (frequency #52,796 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,796
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffällig, aufsehenerregend, sensationell (jeweils mit negativer Konnotation)

Corpus desk

Index DE-eklatant · eklatant · German

eklatant · rank #52,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,796
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ekelhafter

Nearest frequency peer: ekelhafter (-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 „eklatant“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eklatant
PropertyValue
Headwordeklatant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eklaˈtant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „eklatant“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ekelhafter“ (#52,795), „elfter“ (#52,797), „Einsatzleitung“ (#52,794). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „eklatant“ bei #52,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eklatant is uncommon German at frequency #52,796 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eklaˈtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eklatant, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is eklatant, spelled E-K-L-A-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auffällig, aufsehenerregend, sensationell (jeweils mit negativer Konnotation)
  2. 2
    offenkundig, deutlich, erheblich, beträchtlich (jeweils mit negativer Konnotation)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dabei mussten sie eine eklatante Niederlage einstecken.
  2. Das war ein eklatanter Fehler!

Antonyms

unauffällig

This word in other languages

spectacular(English)manifiesto(Español)sensationnel(Français)sensacional(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 "eklatant"?
"eklatant" is spelled E-K-L-A-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [eklaˈtant].
What does "eklatant" mean?
As an adjective, "eklatant" means: auffällig, aufsehenerregend, sensationell (jeweils mit negativer Konnotation)
How do you pronounce "eklatant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eklatant" is [eklaˈtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eklatant" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

einsames#52,793Endungen#52,804Entgelte#52,807Ehepaars#52,780

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list