Quellenlage
[ˈkvɛlənˌlaːɡə]
The verdict
“Quellenlage” is uncommon German (frequency #62,765 among 216 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,765
- frequency rank, German
- 216
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menge und Qualität der für ein bestimmtes Thema zur Verfügung stehenden Dokumente, Funde …
Corpus desk
Index DE-quellenlage · Quellenlage · German
Quellenlage · rank #62,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,765
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 216
- PHOTO-FINISH Qualle
Nearest frequency peer: Qualle (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Quellenlage“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Pusteln
Pusteln
37,239 corpus weight
- Qualitätssi…
Qualitätssiegel
37,238 corpus weight
- Qualle
Qualle
37,237 corpus weight
- Quellenlage
Quellenlage
37,236 corpus weight
- quälend
quälend
37,235 corpus weight
- Rachefeldzug
Rachefeldzug
37,233 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Quellenlage“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quellenlage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvɛlənˌlaːɡə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,765 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quellenlage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quellenlage is uncommon German at frequency #62,765 among 216 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvɛlənˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menge und Qualität der für ein bestimmtes Thema zur Verfügung stehenden Dokumente, Funde …".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Quellenlage in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Quellenlage, spelled Q-U-E-L-L-E-N-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Menge und Qualität der für ein bestimmtes Thema zur Verfügung stehenden Dokumente, Funde …
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Quellenlage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die einseitige Quellenlage macht eine umfassende Nachzeichnung der Kolonialgeschichte Brasiliens unmöglich.“
„Zum genozidalen Massaker am Clear Lake ist die Quellenlage besonders gut.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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