Onager
[ˈoːnaɡɐ]
The verdict
“Onager” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wildesel, ein Halbesel
Corpus desk
Index DE-onager · Onager · German
Onager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Onager |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːnaɡɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Onager“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Onager is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːnaɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Onager, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Onager, spelled O-N-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Wildesel, ein Halbesel
- 2einarmiges Katapult
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Onager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Zahl der Onager im Norden des Iran wird auf rund 600 Individuen geschätzt.“
Der rechts abgebildete Onager ist eine römische Wurfmaschine, die auf Seite 26 des Abenteuers "Asterix bei den Belgiern" von einem Zenturio gegen Asterix, Obelix und Majestix, die sich einem römischen Lager nähern, zum Einsatz gebracht wird.
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.