Patronymikon
[patʁoˈnyːmikɔn]
The verdict
“Patronymikon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung, die vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-patronymikon · Patronymikon · German
Patronymikon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Patronymikon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [patʁoˈnyːmikɔn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Patronymikon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Patronymikon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [patʁoˈnyːmikɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeichnung, die vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Patronymikon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Patronymikon, spelled P-A-T-R-O-N-Y-M-I-K-O-N.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung, die vom Namen des Vaters abgeleitet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Patronymikon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pelide ist ein Patronymikon, das vom Namen „Peleus“ abgeleitet ist.
„Ohne Zweifel gehören die Vaternamen oder Patronymika zu der ältesten Schicht der Familiennamen; wir können ihre Ausbildung an zahlreichen urkundlichen Belegen verfolgen.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.