equus

[ˈe.kwus]

/[ˈe.kwus]/ noun

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The verdict

“equus” is uncommon German (frequency #91,533 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,533
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst

Corpus desk

Index DE-equus · equus · German

equus · rank #91,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,533
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entziffert

Nearest frequency peer: entziffert (-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 „equus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for equus
PropertyValue
Headwordequus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈe.kwus]
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „equus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entziffert“ (#91,532), „Erbkrankheit“ (#91,534), „enttäuschter“ (#91,531). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „equus“ bei #91,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equus is uncommon German at frequency #91,533 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈe.kwus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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. 1
    das Pferd, Ross; der Hengst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Marcus ad equum currit.

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ersti#91,547fells#91,575depri#91,468Bonns#91,400

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list