Patenonkel
[ˈpaːtn̩ˌʔɔŋkl̩]
The verdict
“Patenonkel” is uncommon German (frequency #83,144 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,144
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der bei der Taufe eines Kindes anwesend ist und neben den Eltern für die christliche Erziehung des Kindes verantwortlich ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-patenonkel · Patenonkel · German
Patenonkel · rank #83,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,144
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH patriarchalis…
Nearest frequency peer: patriarchalischen (+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 „Patenonkel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Parteitage
Parteitage
16,861 corpus weight
- Partnerschu…
Partnerschule
16,860 corpus weight
- Patenonkel
Patenonkel
16,857 corpus weight
- patriarchal…
patriarchalischen
16,856 corpus weight
- paw
paw
16,855 corpus weight
- peoples
peoples
16,852 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Patenonkel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Patenonkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːtn̩ˌʔɔŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Patenonkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Patenonkel is uncommon German at frequency #83,144 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːtn̩ˌʔɔŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der bei der Taufe eines Kindes anwesend ist und neben den Eltern für die christliche Erziehung des Kindes verantwortlich ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Patenonkel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Patenonkel, spelled P-A-T-E-N-O-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Mann, der bei der Taufe eines Kindes anwesend ist und neben den Eltern für die christliche Erziehung des Kindes verantwortlich ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Patenonkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und normalerweise lässt der Kleine auch nichts auf seinen Patenonkel Karl kommen.“
„Benno will, weil er es auch soll, für die von ihm gewünschte Modelleisenbahn sparen, das meiste dafür wird sein Patenonkel bezahlen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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