Galater
[ˈɡaːlatɐ]
The verdict
“Galater” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger der nach Kleinasien ausgewanderten keltischen Bevölkerung
Corpus desk
Index DE-galater · Galater · German
Galater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Galater |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaːlatɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Galater“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Galater is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːlatɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger der nach Kleinasien ausgewanderten keltischen Bevölkerung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Galater, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Galater, spelled G-A-L-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger der nach Kleinasien ausgewanderten keltischen Bevölkerung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Galater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Jeder der drei Stämme der Galater teilte sich jeweils in vier Gruppen auf und jede dieser Gruppen wurde von einem Tetrarchen regiert.“
„Die Kelten, die auf den Balkan und nach Kleinasien zogen, hießen bei den Griechen Galater, und ihre Sprache, das Galatische, hielt sich bis ins 5. Jahrhundert nach Christus.“
This word in other languages
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.