Kollagen

[kɔlaˈɡeːn]

/[kɔlaˈɡeːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kollagen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,567 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,567
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tierisches Strukturprotein, häufigstes Protein des menschlichen Körpers

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollagen · Kollagen · German

Kollagen · rank #62,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,567
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kollabieren

Nearest frequency peer: kollabieren (-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 „Kollagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kollagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKollagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔlaˈɡeːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kollagen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kollabieren“ (#62,566), „kodi“ (#62,565), „Komplementär“ (#62,569). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kollagen“ bei #62,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kollagen is uncommon German at frequency #62,567 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔlaˈɡeːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tierisches Strukturprotein, häufigstes Protein des menschlichen Körpers".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kollagen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kollagen, spelled K-O-L-L-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    tierisches Strukturprotein, häufigstes Protein des menschlichen Körpers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kollagen ist ein Bestandteil des Bindegewebes.
  2. „Elena Schroeter und ihre Kollegen wiesen im Oberschenkel »MOR 2598« eindeutig die biochemischen Profile von Kollagenen nach.“

This word in other languages

collagen(English)colageno(Español)collagène(Français)

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 "Kollagen"?
"Kollagen" is spelled K-O-L-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔlaˈɡeːn].
What does "Kollagen" mean?
As a noun, "Kollagen" means: tierisches Strukturprotein, häufigstes Protein des menschlichen Körpers
How do you pronounce "Kollagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kollagen" is [kɔlaˈɡeːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kollagen" come from?
"Kollagen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Knüppeln#62,564klügsten#62,560Kränkung#62,581kühleren#62,590

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list