Intelligenzija
[ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡si̯a]
The verdict
“Intelligenzija” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schicht der Intellektuellen; intellektuelle Elite
Corpus desk
Index DE-intelligenzija · Intelligenzija · German
Intelligenzija · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Intelligenzija |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡si̯a] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Intelligenzija“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Intelligenzija is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɛliˈɡɛnt͡si̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schicht der Intellektuellen; intellektuelle Elite".
Zero misspellings are on record for Intelligenzija in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Intelligenzija, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-Z-I-J-A.
Definition
- 1Schicht der Intellektuellen; intellektuelle Elite
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Intelligenzija appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Landreform offenbarte einmal mehr, wie schlecht die urbane Intelligenzija über die ländlichen Verhältnisse informiert war.“
„Verrückter Punkt Nr. 2: Mitglieder dieser Intelligenzija der UAES gehören insgesamt 41 Organisationen an, die vom Generalstaatsanwalt als kommunistische Organisationen eingestuft wurden.“
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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.