Homo loquax
[ˈhoːmo ˈlokvaːks]
The verdict
“Homo loquax” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der geschwätzige Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-homo-loquax · Homo loquax · German
Homo loquax · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Homo loquax |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːmo ˈlokvaːks] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Homo loquax“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Homo loquax is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːmo ˈlokvaːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der geschwätzige Mensch".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Homo loquax in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Homo loquax, spelled H-O-M-O- -L-O-Q-U-A-X.
Definition
- 1der geschwätzige Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Homo loquax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Henri Bergson […] diagnostizierte noch eine zweite Fehlentwicklung: den Homo loquax, den Schwätzer. Gemeint ist damit allerdings nicht jemand, der einfach zu viel redet, sondern jemand, der immer nur über seine eigenen Gedanken und Worte nachdenkt und spricht.“
Synonyms
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.