philologischen

[filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]

/[filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“philologischen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,886 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,886
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-philologischen · philologischen · German

philologischen · rank #73,886 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,886
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Philologe

Nearest frequency peer: Philologe (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “philologischen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “philologischen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for philologischen
PropertyValue
Headwordphilologischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#73,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “philologischen” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).philologischen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

philologischen is uncommon German at frequency #73,886 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for philologischen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is philologischen, spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "philologischen"?
"philologischen" is spelled P-H-I-L-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩].
What does "philologischen" mean?
As an adjective, "philologischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs philologisch
How do you pronounce "philologischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "philologischen" is [filoˈloːɡɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "philologischen" come from?
"philologischen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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