sekundärer

[ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ]

/[ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“sekundärer” is uncommon German (frequency #72,918 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,918
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekundarer · sekundärer · German

sekundärer · rank #72,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,918
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seehunde

Nearest frequency peer: Seehunde (-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 „sekundärer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sekundärer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sekundärer
PropertyValue
Headwordsekundärer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sekundärer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sekundärerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seehunde“ (#72,917), „Sechsjähriger“ (#72,916), „servo“ (#72,920). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sekundärer“ bei #72,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sekundärer is uncommon German at frequency #72,918 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

sekundärer has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sekundärer, spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-Ä-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sekundärer"?
"sekundärer" is spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-Ä-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ].
What does "sekundärer" mean?
As an adjective, "sekundärer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sekundär
How do you pronounce "sekundärer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sekundärer" is [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sekundärer" come from?
"sekundärer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sekundärer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Siebzigern#72,932schnuppert#72,902résistance#72,885Rohrzucker#72,879

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list