Ontologie

[ˌɔntoloˈɡiː]

/[ˌɔntoloˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ontologie” is uncommon German (frequency #60,884 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,884
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Metaphysik, das sich mit dem Wesen der Existenz oder des Seins beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ontologie · Ontologie · German

Ontologie · rank #60,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,884
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH olm

Nearest frequency peer: olm (-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 „Ontologie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ontologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordOntologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɔntoloˈɡiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ontologie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ontologiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „olm“ (#60,883), „orientiere“ (#60,886), „OHL“ (#60,881). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ontologie“ bei #60,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ontologie is uncommon German at frequency #60,884 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɔntoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ontologie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ontologie, spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilgebiet der Metaphysik, das sich mit dem Wesen der Existenz oder des Seins beschäftigt
  2. 2
    „Begriffswelt“; beispielsweise als Basis für die semantische Analyse von Texten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ontologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Frage nach dem Seienden und dem Sein, […] ist die Kernfrage der Ontologie und die schwierigste und abstrakteste Frage der ganzen Philosophie überhaupt.“
  2. „Zur Abgrenzung vom philosophischen Verständnis des Begriffs kann im Sinne der Informatik von formaler Ontologie gesprochen werden.“

Synonyms

Seinsphilosophie

This word in other languages

ontology(English)ontología(Español)ontologie(Français)

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 "Ontologie"?
"Ontologie" is spelled O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɔntoloˈɡiː].
What does "Ontologie" mean?
As a noun, "Ontologie" means: Teilgebiet der Metaphysik, das sich mit dem Wesen der Existenz oder des Seins beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Ontologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ontologie" is [ˌɔntoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ontologie" come from?
"Ontologie" 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 "Ontologie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list