Linguisten

[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩]

/[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Linguisten” is uncommon German (frequency #61,712 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,712
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Linguist

Corpus desk

Index DE-linguisten · Linguisten · German

Linguisten · rank #61,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,712
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH liquidieren

Nearest frequency peer: liquidieren (+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 „Linguisten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Linguisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordLinguisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Linguisten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Linguistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „liquidieren“ (#61,713), „Liebherr“ (#61,710), „Liebender“ (#61,709). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Linguisten“ bei #61,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Linguisten is uncommon German at frequency #61,712 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Linguisten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Linguisten, spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Linguist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Linguist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Linguist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Linguist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Linguist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Linguist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Linguist

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 "Linguisten"?
"Linguisten" is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩].
What does "Linguisten" mean?
As a noun, "Linguisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Linguist
How do you pronounce "Linguisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Linguisten" is [lɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Linguisten" come from?
"Linguisten" 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 "Linguisten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list