Matrikel
[maˈtʁiːkl̩]
The verdict
“Matrikel” is uncommon German (frequency #72,712 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,712
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Verzeichnis von Namen beziehungsweise ein öffentliches Verzeichnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-matrikel · Matrikel · German
Matrikel · rank #72,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,712
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH materia
Nearest frequency peer: materia (-2 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 „Matrikel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Maskulinum
Maskulinum
27,293 corpus weight
- Massenpanik
Massenpanik
27,292 corpus weight
- materia
materia
27,291 corpus weight
- Matrikel
Matrikel
27,289 corpus weight
- Mechernich
Mechernich
27,287 corpus weight
- Megabyte
Megabyte
27,285 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Matrikel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Matrikel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈtʁiːkl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #72,712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Matrikel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Matrikel is uncommon German at frequency #72,712 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈtʁiːkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Verzeichnis von Namen beziehungsweise ein öffentliches Verzeichnis".
No misspelling variants are generated for Matrikel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Matrikel, spelled M-A-T-R-I-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Verzeichnis von Namen beziehungsweise ein öffentliches Verzeichnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Matrikel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Digitalisierung erfolgte für die Jahre 1386 bis 1870 auf der Grundlage der von Gustav Toepke (1841-1899) anläßlich des Heidelberger Universitätsjubiläums von 1886 begonnen gedruckten Edition. Allerdings weisen die erhaltenen Matrikel infolge von Kriegsereignissen Lücken auf. 1632-1652 und 1689-1703 existierte die Universität nicht und der Matrikelband…
This word in other languages
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.
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