Pathologe

[patoˈloːɡə]

/[patoˈloːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pathologe” is uncommon German (frequency #72,798 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,798
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit der Pathologie, der Lehre von den Krankheiten, beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pathologe · Pathologe · German

Pathologe · rank #72,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,798
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pathfinder

Nearest frequency peer: pathfinder (-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 „Pathologe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pathologe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPathologe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[patoˈloːɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pathologe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pathologefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pathfinder“ (#72,797), „Patricks“ (#72,799), „Passagierschiff“ (#72,796). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pathologe“ bei #72,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pathologe is uncommon German at frequency #72,798 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [patoˈloːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit der Pathologie, der Lehre von den Krankheiten, beschäftigt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pathologe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pathologe, spelled P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit der Pathologie, der Lehre von den Krankheiten, beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bisher jedoch konnte ich mich noch nicht dazu entschließen, ihnen den hoffnungslosen Befund des Pathologen mitzuteilen.“

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 "Pathologe"?
"Pathologe" is spelled P-A-T-H-O-L-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [patoˈloːɡə].
What does "Pathologe" mean?
As a noun, "Pathologe" means: Person, die sich wissenschaftlich mit der Pathologie, der Lehre von den Krankheiten, beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Pathologe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pathologe" is [patoˈloːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pathologe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pathologe", 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