Pongide

[pɔŋˈɡiːdə]

/[pɔŋˈɡiːdə]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Primatenfamilie der Pongidae oder Menschenaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pongide · Pongide · German

Pongide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Pongide
PropertyValue
HeadwordPongide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɔŋˈɡiːdə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pongide“ im Deutschen

Pongidesitzt 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

Pongide is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔŋˈɡiːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Primatenfamilie der Pongidae oder Menschenaffen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pongide in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pongide, spelled P-O-N-G-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Primatenfamilie der Pongidae oder Menschenaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Andererseits stellt Lemay […] bei Menschen und Pongiden „gleiche anatomische Hirnasymmetrien (Hirnlappen, Fissura Sylvii) mit ähnlicher Häufigkeit“ fest.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pongide"?
"Pongide" is spelled P-O-N-G-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔŋˈɡiːdə].
What does "Pongide" mean?
As a noun, "Pongide" means: die Primatenfamilie der Pongidae oder Menschenaffen
How do you pronounce "Pongide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pongide" is [pɔŋˈɡiːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pongide" come from?
"Pongide" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list