Exponent
[ɛkspoˈnɛnt]
The verdict
“Exponent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Wurzelzeichen vorne oder als Hochzahl der Basis rechts oben angefügte Zahl
Corpus desk
Index DE-exponent · Exponent · German
Exponent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Exponent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛkspoˈnɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exponent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exponent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛkspoˈnɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Exponent has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Exponent, spelled E-X-P-O-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1dem Wurzelzeichen vorne oder als Hochzahl der Basis rechts oben angefügte Zahl
- 2besonders wichtige Person einer Partei oder Denkrichtung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exponent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Potenz mit der Basis 10 und dem Exponenten 3, also 10³, ist gleich 1000.
„Die Tafelrunde als Gleichnis für die kleinste Mirpzahl, den fünftenn Exponent einer Mersenne-Primzahl oder als zentrierte Quadratzahl?“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.