Pharmakologie

[faʁmakoloˈɡiː]

/[faʁmakoloˈɡiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Pharmakologie” is uncommon German (frequency #51,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,594
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „Lehre von den Wechselwirkungen zwischen körperfremden Stoffen und Organismen“

Corpus desk

Index DE-pharmakologie · Pharmakologie · German

Pharmakologie · rank #51,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,594
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Phalanx

Nearest frequency peer: Phalanx (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pharmakologie“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pharmakologie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pharmakologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordPharmakologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faʁmakoloˈɡiː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pharmakologie“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pharmakologiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Phalanx“ (#51,593), „Phoebe“ (#51,595), „performen“ (#51,591). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pharmakologie“ bei #51,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pharmakologie is uncommon German at frequency #51,594 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faʁmakoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„Lehre von den Wechselwirkungen zwischen körperfremden Stoffen und Organismen“".

Pharmakologie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pharmakologie, spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-K-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    „Lehre von den Wechselwirkungen zwischen körperfremden Stoffen und Organismen“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pharmakologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In der experimentellen Pharmakologie wird anhand von Modellsystemen versucht, die pharmakologischen Eigenschaften eines (potenziellen) Arzneistoffs oder einer Arzneimittelzubereitung zu simulieren.“
  2. „Beide waren Vollblutakademiker, beide waren renommiert in ihren Fachgebieten, die pflanzliche Pharmakologie bei meiner Mutter, bei meinem Vater die Botanik.“

Synonyms

Arzneimittelkunde

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pharmakologie"?
"Pharmakologie" is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-K-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faʁmakoloˈɡiː].
What does "Pharmakologie" mean?
As a noun, "Pharmakologie" means: „Lehre von den Wechselwirkungen zwischen körperfremden Stoffen und Organismen“
How do you pronounce "Pharmakologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pharmakologie" is [faʁmakoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pharmakologie" come from?
"Pharmakologie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pharmakologie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list