Skeptikern

[ˈskɛptɪkɐn]

/[ˈskɛptɪkɐn]/ noun

The verdict

“Skeptikern” is uncommon German (frequency #97,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,708
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skeptiker

Corpus desk

Index DE-skeptikern · Skeptikern · German

Skeptikern · rank #97,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,708
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skeletten

Nearest frequency peer: Skeletten (-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 „Skeptikern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Skeptikern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkeptikern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɛptɪkɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skeptikern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Skeletten“ (#97,707), „Skythen“ (#97,709), „sixties“ (#97,706). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skeptikern“ bei #97,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skeptikern is uncommon German at frequency #97,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskɛptɪkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skeptiker".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Skeptikern, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Skeptikern, spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skeptiker

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 "Skeptikern"?
"Skeptikern" is spelled S-K-E-P-T-I-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛptɪkɐn].
What does "Skeptikern" mean?
As a noun, "Skeptikern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skeptiker
How do you pronounce "Skeptikern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skeptikern" is [ˈskɛptɪkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skeptikern" come from?
"Skeptikern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list