Plagiator

[plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯]

/[plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Plagiator” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die geistigen Diebstahl begeht oder begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-plagiator · Plagiator · German

Plagiator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Plagiator
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlagiator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plagiator“ im Deutschen

Plagiatorsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plagiator is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die geistigen Diebstahl begeht oder begangen hat".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Plagiator, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Plagiator, spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die geistigen Diebstahl begeht oder begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Plagiatoren sollten immer hart bestraft werden.

Synonyms

AbschreiberKopistNachahmerNachmacher

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plagiator"?
"Plagiator" is spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Plagiator" mean?
As a noun, "Plagiator" means: eine Person, die geistigen Diebstahl begeht oder begangen hat
How do you pronounce "Plagiator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plagiator" is [plaˈɡi̯aːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plagiator" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list