Linguist

[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst]

/[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Linguist” is uncommon German (frequency #65,468 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,468
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit Sprache befasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-linguist · Linguist · German

Linguist · rank #65,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,468
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lineares

Nearest frequency peer: lineares (-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 „Linguist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Linguist
PropertyValue
HeadwordLinguist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Linguist“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Linguistfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lineares“ (#65,467), „linea“ (#65,466), „Literat“ (#65,470). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Linguist“ bei #65,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Linguist is uncommon German at frequency #65,468 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit Sprache befasst".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Linguist, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Linguist, spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit Sprache befasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die meisten Beiträge im Wiktionary werden nicht von Linguisten, sondern von Laien verfasst.
  2. „Keine andere Sprache, haben Linguisten festgestellt, vermittelt im Schnitt mehr Sinn pro Buchstabe als das Finnische.“

Synonyms

SprachforscherSprachwissenschaftler

This word in other languages

linguist(English)lingüista(Español)linguiste(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 "Linguist"?
"Linguist" is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst].
What does "Linguist" mean?
As a noun, "Linguist" means: Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit Sprache befasst
How do you pronounce "Linguist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Linguist" is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Linguist" come from?
"Linguist" 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 "Linguist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lineares#65,467Lächelns#65,476kuschelt#65,445mitkommt#65,506

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list