Melancholiker
[melaŋˈkoːlɪkɐ]
The verdict
“Melancholiker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine melancholische, oftmals traurige Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-melancholiker · Melancholiker · German
Melancholiker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Melancholiker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [melaŋˈkoːlɪkɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Melancholiker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Melancholiker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [melaŋˈkoːlɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine melancholische, oftmals traurige Person".
Melancholiker has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Melancholiker, spelled M-E-L-A-N-C-H-O-L-I-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine melancholische, oftmals traurige Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Melancholiker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser arme Melancholiker bläst ständig Trübsal. Etwas Spaß würde ihm gut tun.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.