photogen
German, adjective[ˌfotoˈɡeːn]
photogen is spelled P-H-O-T-O-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written German, the 495,385th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Photogen is a German adjective meaning “alternative spelling of fotogen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert”.
What does photogen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternative spelling of fotogen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf Fotos gut anzusehen, zum Fotografieren besonders tauglich, lohnenswert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of photogen
- photogener masculine nominative singular
- am photogensten superlative
- photogene positive nominative strong
- photogenes positive nominative strong
- photogenen positive genitive strong
- photogenem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce photogen?
- [ˌfotoˈɡeːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is photogen in German?
photogen appears about once in every 65 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).