Ornithologen

[ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩]

/[ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ornithologen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,702 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,702
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ornithologe

Corpus desk

Index DE-ornithologen · Ornithologen · German

Ornithologen · rank #90,702 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,702
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 14,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH Organisatorin

Nearest frequency peer: Organisatorin (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ornithologen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ornithologen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Ornithologen
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrnithologen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ornithologen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ornithologen lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ornithologen is uncommon German at frequency #90,702 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ornithologen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ornithologen, spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ornithologe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ornithologe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Ornithologe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ornithologe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ornithologe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ornithologe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ornithologe

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ornithologen"?
"Ornithologen" is spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩].
What does "Ornithologen" mean?
As a noun, "Ornithologen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ornithologe
How do you pronounce "Ornithologen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ornithologen" is [ɔʁnitoˈloːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ornithologen" come from?
"Ornithologen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ornithologen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list