fotogen

[ˌfotoˈɡeːn]

/[ˌfotoˈɡeːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“fotogen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,908 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,908
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert

Corpus desk

Index DE-fotogen · fotogen · German

fotogen · rank #92,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,908
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fortlaufender

Nearest frequency peer: fortlaufender (-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 „fotogen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fotogen
PropertyValue
Headwordfotogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌfotoˈɡeːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fotogen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fortlaufender“ (#92,907), „Fotomodell“ (#92,909), „Folgejahres“ (#92,905). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fotogen“ bei #92,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fotogen is uncommon German at frequency #92,908 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfotoˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fotogen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fotogen, spelled F-O-T-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fotogen schmiegt sich das Fischerdorf mit seinen bunten Häusern um den natürlichen, kleinen Hafen.

Synonyms

bildwirksam

This word in other languages

photogenic(English)fotogénico(Español)photogénique(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 "fotogen"?
"fotogen" is spelled F-O-T-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfotoˈɡeːn].
What does "fotogen" mean?
As an adjective, "fotogen" means: auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert
How do you pronounce "fotogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fotogen" is [ˌfotoˈɡeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fotogen" come from?
"fotogen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flanell#92,899Frevler#92,919feudale#92,889Funchal#92,927

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list