Philologe

[filoˈloːɡə]

/[filoˈloːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Philologe” is uncommon German (frequency #73,885 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,885
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die in der Philologie ausgebildet und bewandert ist, sich also mit Texten bestimmter Sprachen beschäftigt

Key facts for Philologe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilologe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[filoˈloːɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Philologe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Philologe lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Philologe is uncommon German at frequency #73,885 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [filoˈloːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die in der Philologie ausgebildet und bewandert ist, sich also mit Texten bestimmter Sprachen beschäftigt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Philologe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Philologe, spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die in der Philologie ausgebildet und bewandert ist, sich also mit Texten bestimmter Sprachen beschäftigt

Antonyms

ArchäologeBiologeHistorikerMathematikerMedizinerPaläologePsychologeSoziologeWirtschaftswissenschaftler

This word in other languages

philologist(English)filólogo(Español)philologue(Français)

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 "Philologe"?
"Philologe" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [filoˈloːɡə].
What does "Philologe" mean?
As a noun, "Philologe" means: Person, die in der Philologie ausgebildet und bewandert ist, sich also mit Texten bestimmter Sprachen beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Philologe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philologe" is [filoˈloːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philologe" come from?
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Using “Philologe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [filoˈloːɡə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list