Proktologe
[pʁɔktoˈloːɡə]
The verdict
“Proktologe” 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 September 3, 2026) - Mediziner, der sich mit den Erkrankungen des Enddarms beschäftigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-proktologe · Proktologe · German
Proktologe · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Proktologe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɔktoˈloːɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Proktologe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Proktologe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɔktoˈloːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mediziner, der sich mit den Erkrankungen des Enddarms beschäftigt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Proktologe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Proktologe, spelled P-R-O-K-T-O-L-O-G-E.
Definition
- 1Mediziner, der sich mit den Erkrankungen des Enddarms beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Proktologe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit deinen Hämorrhoiden solltest du zum Proktologen gehen!
„Schon als kleines Kind wollte ich immer Proktologe werden.“
Synonyms
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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.