Philologen

[filoˈloːɡn̩]

/[filoˈloːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Philologen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,909 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,909
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Philologe

Corpus desk

Index DE-philologen · Philologen · German

Philologen · rank #60,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,909
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pfusch

Nearest frequency peer: Pfusch (-2 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 „Philologen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Philologen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilologen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[filoˈloːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Philologen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pfusch“ (#60,907), „pflanzlich“ (#60,906), „Pluralität“ (#60,912). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Philologen“ bei #60,909. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Philologen is uncommon German at frequency #60,909 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [filoˈloːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Philologen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Philologen, spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Philologe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Philologe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Philologe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Philologe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Philologe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Philologe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Philologe

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 "Philologen"?
"Philologen" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [filoˈloːɡn̩].
What does "Philologen" mean?
As a noun, "Philologen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Philologe
How do you pronounce "Philologen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philologen" is [filoˈloːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philologen" come from?
"Philologen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pflanzlich#60,906Pluralität#60,912particular#60,900prägnanten#60,923

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list