Pantograf
[pantoˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Pantograf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mechanisches Präzisionsinstrument für das Übertragen von Zeichnungen im gleichen, größeren oder kleineren Maßstab
Corpus desk
Index DE-pantograf · Pantograf · German
Pantograf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pantograf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pantoˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pantograf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pantograf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pantoˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Pantograf has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Pantograf, spelled P-A-N-T-O-G-R-A-F.
Definition
- 1mechanisches Präzisionsinstrument für das Übertragen von Zeichnungen im gleichen, größeren oder kleineren Maßstab
- 2für Fahrzeuge verwendeter Stromabnehmer mit einer an [1] erinnernden Scherenmechanik
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pantograf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Richte einen Pantografen ein. Steck den Griffel ins Dilemma und dreh.“
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.