Phantasmagorie
[fantasmaɡoˈʁiː]
The verdict
“Phantasmagorie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trugbild, Scheinbild
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Index DE-phantasmagorie · Phantasmagorie · German
Phantasmagorie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Phantasmagorie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fantasmaɡoˈʁiː] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Phantasmagorie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Phantasmagorie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fantasmaɡoˈʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trugbild, Scheinbild".
Zero misspellings are on record for Phantasmagorie in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Phantasmagorie, spelled P-H-A-N-T-A-S-M-A-G-O-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Trugbild, Scheinbild
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Phantasmagorie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Aufführung waren spektakuläre Phantasmagorien zu sehen.
„Als auch die Hoffnung auf die Wunderwaffen zunichte war, schlug in der Irrwelt des Führers die Stunde der Phantasmagorien.“
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.