Magnitudo
[maɡniˈtuːdo]
The verdict
“Magnitudo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maß für die scheinbare Helligkeit eines Sterns
Corpus desk
Index DE-magnitudo · Magnitudo · German
Magnitudo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Magnitudo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maɡniˈtuːdo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Magnitudo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Magnitudo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɡniˈtuːdo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maß für die scheinbare Helligkeit eines Sterns".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Magnitudo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Magnitudo, spelled M-A-G-N-I-T-U-D-O.
Definition
- 1Maß für die scheinbare Helligkeit eines Sterns
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Magnitudo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit der Helligkeit von minus 4,5 Magnitudo ist sie als Abendstern um diese Zeit so hell, dass sie auch bei Sonnenschein problemlos am Taghimmel zu sehen ist.“
Diese Erscheinung befindet sich im hellsten Teil des Nebels, wo der Sternentstehungsprozess stattfindet, und wird von dem massereichen jungen Stern Herschel 36 mit einer Leuchtkraft von 9,5 mag (Magnitudo, oder scheinbare Helligkeit) beleuchtet.
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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.