Elternpaar
[ˈɛltɐnˌpaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Elternpaar” is uncommon German (frequency #94,191 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,191
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei Personen, die Eltern von mindestens einem Kind sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-elternpaar · Elternpaar · German
Elternpaar · rank #94,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,191
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Elstern
Nearest frequency peer: Elstern (-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 „Elternpaar“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- eklatanter
eklatanter
5,815 corpus weight
- ekstatisch
ekstatisch
5,814 corpus weight
- Elstern
Elstern
5,811 corpus weight
- Elternpaar
Elternpaar
5,810 corpus weight
- entarteten
entarteten
5,807 corpus weight
- enteigneten
enteigneten
5,806 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Elternpaar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elternpaar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛltɐnˌpaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #94,191 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Elternpaar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Elternpaar is uncommon German at frequency #94,191 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛltɐnˌpaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zwei Personen, die Eltern von mindestens einem Kind sind".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Elternpaar, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Elternpaar, spelled E-L-T-E-R-N-P-A-A-R.
Definition
- 1zwei Personen, die Eltern von mindestens einem Kind sind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Elternpaar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es sind Orte wie diese, an die Elternpaare aller Generationen die Scherben ihrer Liebe tragen.“
„Es war noch stockdunkel, da hörte ich schon auf der Treppe die aufgeregten Stimmen des Elternpaares, die zu dem verlorenen Sohn fuhren.“
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.
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