Pavian
[ˈpaːvi̯aːn]
The verdict
“Pavian” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Primatengattung aus der Familie der Meerkatzenverwandten
Corpus desk
Index DE-pavian · Pavian · German
Pavian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Pavian |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaːvi̯aːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pavian“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pavian is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːvi̯aːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Primatengattung aus der Familie der Meerkatzenverwandten".
Pavian has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pavian, spelled P-A-V-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1eine Primatengattung aus der Familie der Meerkatzenverwandten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pavian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im alten Ägypten galten Paviane als heilige Tiere.
„Eigentlich interessiere ich mich nicht für Tiere, aber eine Kollegin aus der Bürogemeinschaft muss einmal gehört haben, wie ich sagte, dass ich Paviane lustig finde.“
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.