Paläontologie

[palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː]

/[palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Paläontologie” is uncommon German (frequency #53,966 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,966
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft von fossilisierten Lebewesen vergangener Erdzeitalter

Corpus desk

Index DE-palaontologie · Paläontologie · German

Paläontologie · rank #53,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,966
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Palmas

Nearest frequency peer: Palmas (-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 „Paläontologie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Paläontologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaläontologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Paläontologie“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Paläontologiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Palmas“ (#53,965), „Pamphlet“ (#53,967), „Pandas“ (#53,968). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paläontologie“ bei #53,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Paläontologie is uncommon German at frequency #53,966 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaft von fossilisierten Lebewesen vergangener Erdzeitalter".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Paläontologie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Paläontologie, spelled P-A-L-Ä-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft von fossilisierten Lebewesen vergangener Erdzeitalter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Paläontologie erforscht die Entwicklung des Lebens (Evolution) auf der Erde vor Millionen und Milliarden von Jahren.“

Synonyms

PetrefaktenkundeVersteinerungskunde

Antonyms

Neontologie

This word in other languages

paleontology(English)paleontología(Español)paléontologie(Français)paleontologia(Português)

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 "Paläontologie"?
"Paläontologie" is spelled P-A-L-Ä-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː].
What does "Paläontologie" mean?
As a noun, "Paläontologie" means: Wissenschaft von fossilisierten Lebewesen vergangener Erdzeitalter
How do you pronounce "Paläontologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paläontologie" is [palɛʔɔntoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paläontologie" come from?
"Paläontologie" 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 "Paläontologie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list