equus

Name: equus, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈe.kwus]

/[ˈe.kwus]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“equus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,533 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,533
frequency rank, German: 5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst

Key facts for equus
Property	Value
Headword	equus
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈe.kwus]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#91,533
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “equus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). equus lands here:

#91,533

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for equus is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈe.kwus]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,533 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst".

Zero misspellings are on record for equus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 equus, spelled E-Q-U-U-S.

Definition

1
das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst

This word in other languages

horse(English)caballo(Español)cheval(Français)

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 "equus"?

"equus" is spelled E-Q-U-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈe.kwus].

What does "equus" mean?

As a noun, "equus" means: das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst

How do you pronounce "equus"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equus" is [ˈe.kwus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "equus" come from?

"equus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “equus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-Q-U-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈe.kwus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.