elegantes

[eleˈɡantəs]

/[eleˈɡantəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“elegantes” is uncommon German (frequency #50,422 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,422
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant

Corpus desk

Index DE-elegantes · elegantes · German

elegantes · rank #50,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,422
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ekligen

Nearest frequency peer: ekligen (-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 „elegantes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elegantes
PropertyValue
Headwordelegantes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eleˈɡantəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „elegantes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).elegantesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ekligen“ (#50,421), „Ennepetal“ (#50,423), „Eisenzeit“ (#50,420). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elegantes“ bei #50,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elegantes is uncommon German at frequency #50,422 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eleˈɡantəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

elegantes has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is elegantes, spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant

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 "elegantes"?
"elegantes" is spelled E-L-E-G-A-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eleˈɡantəs].
What does "elegantes" mean?
As an adjective, "elegantes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elegant
How do you pronounce "elegantes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elegantes" is [eleˈɡantəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ennepetal#50,423Eisenzeit#50,420entweicht#50,425einmischt#50,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list