Hongkonger

[ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ]

/[ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hongkonger” is uncommon German (frequency #62,511 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,511
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die in Hongkong lebt oder dort geboren ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-hongkonger · Hongkonger · German

Hongkonger · rank #62,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,511
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hologramm

Nearest frequency peer: Hologramm (-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 „Hongkonger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hongkonger
PropertyValue
HeadwordHongkonger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hongkonger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hongkongerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hologramm“ (#62,510), „hoffnungsvolle“ (#62,509), „humaner“ (#62,513). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hongkonger“ bei #62,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hongkonger is uncommon German at frequency #62,511 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die in Hongkong lebt oder dort geboren ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hongkonger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hongkonger, spelled H-O-N-G-K-O-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die in Hongkong lebt oder dort geboren ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ihr Großvater war Hongkonger.

This word in other languages

Hong Konger(English)

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 "Hongkonger"?
"Hongkonger" is spelled H-O-N-G-K-O-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ].
What does "Hongkonger" mean?
As a noun, "Hongkonger" means: Person, die in Hongkong lebt oder dort geboren ist
How do you pronounce "Hongkonger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hongkonger" is [ˈhɔŋkɔŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hongkonger" come from?
"Hongkonger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hustensaft#62,515heimkehren#62,493Hauptberuf#62,490Jugendwort#62,540

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list