Patriarchin
[patʁiˈaʁçɪn]
The verdict
“Patriarchin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Titel für eine oberste Geistliche
Corpus desk
Index DE-patriarchin · Patriarchin · German
Patriarchin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Patriarchin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [patʁiˈaʁçɪn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Patriarchin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Patriarchin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [patʁiˈaʁçɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Patriarchin in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Patriarchin, spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1Titel für eine oberste Geistliche
- 2weibliches Oberhaupt einer Sippe oder sonstigen Gruppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Patriarchin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die langlebigste Familie der Welt, der Melis-Clan auf Sardinien, hat seine Patriarchin verloren.“
„Großchen war nach dem frühen Tod ihres Mannes Ludwig zu einer sanften Patriarchin geworden, eine Rolle, die sie zunächst in ihrer Familie, den Rosenows, spielte und später im Haus ihres Schwiegersohns, bei den Buchsteiners.“
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.