Ethnologen

[ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩]

/[ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ethnologen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,558 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,558
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ethnologe

Corpus desk

Index DE-ethnologen · Ethnologen · German

Ethnologen · rank #91,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,558
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ethnologische

Nearest frequency peer: ethnologische (+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 „Ethnologen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ethnologen
PropertyValue
HeadwordEthnologen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ethnologen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ethnologische“ (#91,559), „ETCS“ (#91,556), „etruskische“ (#91,560). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Ethnologen“ bei #91,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ethnologen is uncommon German at frequency #91,558 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ethnologen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ethnologen, spelled E-T-H-N-O-L-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ethnologe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ethnologe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Ethnologe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ethnologe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ethnologe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ethnologe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ethnologe

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 "Ethnologen"?
"Ethnologen" is spelled E-T-H-N-O-L-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩].
What does "Ethnologen" mean?
As a noun, "Ethnologen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ethnologe
How do you pronounce "Ethnologen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ethnologen" is [ɛtnoˈloːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ethnologen" come from?
"Ethnologen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Extrawurst#91,566fachkundig#91,567Fahrstühle#91,568erheiternd#91,540

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list