Plagioklas

[plaɡi̯oˈklaːs]

/[plaɡi̯oˈklaːs]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu den Feldspaten gehörendes Mineral

Corpus desk

Index DE-plagioklas · Plagioklas · German

Plagioklas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 Plagioklas
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlagioklas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plaɡi̯oˈklaːs]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Plagioklas” sits in German frequency

Plagioklas falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Plagioklas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plaɡi̯oˈklaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu den Feldspaten gehörendes Mineral".

Plagioklas has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Plagioklas, spelled P-L-A-G-I-O-K-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Feldspaten gehörendes Mineral

Synonyms

Kalknatronfeldspat

This word in other languages

plagioclase(English)plagioclasa(Español)plagioclase(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Plagioklas"?
"Plagioklas" is spelled P-L-A-G-I-O-K-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [plaɡi̯oˈklaːs].
What does "Plagioklas" mean?
As a noun, "Plagioklas" means: zu den Feldspaten gehörendes Mineral
How do you pronounce "Plagioklas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plagioklas" is [plaɡi̯oˈklaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plagioklas" come from?
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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