Phallus
[ˈfalʊs]
The verdict
“Phallus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,958 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,958
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das erigierte männliche Glied (oft in kulturgeschichtlichen Zusammenhängen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Phallus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfalʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Phallus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Phallus is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfalʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,958 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Phallus, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Phallus, spelled P-H-A-L-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1das erigierte männliche Glied (oft in kulturgeschichtlichen Zusammenhängen)
- 2die embryonale Vorstufe von Penis und Klitoris
- 3zu den Ständerpilzen gehörige Pilzgattung
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Phallus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-H-A-L-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfalʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.