homolog
[ˌhomoˈloːk]
The verdict
“homolog” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - von einer gemeinsamen Urform ableitbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-homolog · homolog · German
homolog · 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 "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 | homolog |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌhomoˈloːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „homolog“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
homolog is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌhomoˈloːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for homolog, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is homolog, spelled H-O-M-O-L-O-G.
Definition
- 1von einer gemeinsamen Urform ableitbar
- 2durch seine Form ein Beispiel für seine Bedeutung darstellend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homolog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Flügelbug des Vogels ist unserem Handgelenk homolog.
Der Ausdruck »Assimilation« ist homolog, denn er ist selbst ein Beispiel für eine Assimilation (lateinisch »assimilis« aus »ad« und »similis«).
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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.