Simplex

[ˈzɪmplɛks]

/[ˈzɪmplɛks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Simplex” is uncommon German (frequency #54,084 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,084
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das nur aus einem Grundmorphem und bei Bedarf einem oder mehreren Flexionsmorphemen (Flexiven) besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-simplex · Simplex · German

Simplex · rank #54,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,084
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH simba

Nearest frequency peer: simba (-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 „Simplex“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Simplex
PropertyValue
HeadwordSimplex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪmplɛks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,084
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Simplex“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Simplexfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „simba“ (#54,083), „Sinkflug“ (#54,085), „silbernes“ (#54,082). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Simplex“ bei #54,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Simplex is uncommon German at frequency #54,084 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪmplɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Simplex in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Simplex, spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort, das nur aus einem Grundmorphem und bei Bedarf einem oder mehreren Flexionsmorphemen (Flexiven) besteht
  2. 2
    auch n-Simplex, n-dimensionales Polytop mit n+1-Ecken
  3. 3
    Informationstransfer über einen Kanal, der nur in einer Richtung erfolgen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auto“, „groß“, „Haus“, „schön“, „Tor“ sind einschließlich ihrer flektierten Formen Simplizia.
  2. Aus Simplizia kann man Ableitungen und Komposita bilden.

Synonyms

GrundmorphemGrundwortSimplexübertragung

Antonyms

AbleitungDerivationKompositumKomplexDuplex

This word in other languages

simplex(English)

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 "Simplex"?
"Simplex" is spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪmplɛks].
What does "Simplex" mean?
As a noun, "Simplex" means: Wort, das nur aus einem Grundmorphem und bei Bedarf einem oder mehreren Flexionsmorphemen (Flexiven) besteht
How do you pronounce "Simplex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Simplex" is [ˈzɪmplɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Simplex" come from?
"Simplex" 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 "Simplex", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slipper#54,087Siegeln#54,080shelter#54,075sparrow#54,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list