Exemplars

[ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s]

/[ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Exemplars” is uncommon German (frequency #71,306 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,306
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Exemplar

Key facts for Exemplars
PropertyValue
HeadwordExemplars
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Exemplars” 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). Exemplars lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Exemplars is uncommon German at frequency #71,306 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Exemplar".

Zero misspellings are on record for Exemplars in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Exemplars, spelled E-X-E-M-P-L-A-R-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Exemplar

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 "Exemplars"?
"Exemplars" is spelled E-X-E-M-P-L-A-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s].
What does "Exemplars" mean?
As a noun, "Exemplars" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Exemplar
How do you pronounce "Exemplars"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Exemplars" is [ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Exemplars" come from?
"Exemplars" 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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Using “Exemplars”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-X-E-M-P-L-A-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛksɛmˈplaːɐ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list