Pelagos
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The verdict
“Pelagos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Organismen, die das Pelagial, den Freiwasserraum eines Gewässers (Flüsse, Seen, Meere), bewohnen
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Index DE-pelagos · Pelagos · German
Pelagos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Pelagos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pelagos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pelagos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Organismen, die das Pelagial, den Freiwasserraum eines Gewässers (Flüsse, Seen, Meere), bewohnen".
Pelagos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pelagos, spelled P-E-L-A-G-O-S.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der Organismen, die das Pelagial, den Freiwasserraum eines Gewässers (Flüsse, Seen, Meere), bewohnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pelagos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Pelagial, der Raum des freien Wassers, ist der weitaus größte Lebensraum im Meer. Die Organismen, die ihn bewohnen und die man als „Pelagos“ zusammenfaßt, haben prinzipiell die Möglichkeit, sich in allen drei Dimensionen des Raumes zu bewegen.“
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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.