Pongidae
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The verdict
“Pongidae” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der wissenschaftliche Name für die Familie der großen oder echten Menschenaffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pongidae · Pongidae · German
Pongidae · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pongidae |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pongidae“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pongidae is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der wissenschaftliche Name für die Familie der großen oder echten Menschenaffen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Pongidae in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pongidae, spelled P-O-N-G-I-D-A-E.
Definition
- 1der wissenschaftliche Name für die Familie der großen oder echten Menschenaffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pongidae appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Pongidae sind Hangler, die teils solitär und teils in Familien leben.
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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.