Symposion
[zʏmˈpoːzi̯ɔn]
The verdict
“Symposion” is uncommon German (frequency #54,933 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,933
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeinsames, geselliges (Wein-)Trinken im alten Griechenland, bei dem auch improvisierte Reden zu bestimmten Themen gehalten wurden
Corpus desk
Index DE-symposion · Symposion · German
Symposion · rank #54,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,933
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH summt
Nearest frequency peer: summt (-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 „Symposion“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Stuttgarts
Stuttgarts
45,071 corpus weight
- Stängel
Stängel
45,070 corpus weight
- summt
summt
45,069 corpus weight
- Symposion
Symposion
45,068 corpus weight
- Sündenfall
Sündenfall
45,067 corpus weight
- tanzend
tanzend
45,065 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Symposion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Symposion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʏmˈpoːzi̯ɔn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,933 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Symposion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Symposion is uncommon German at frequency #54,933 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏmˈpoːzi̯ɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Symposion in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Symposion, spelled S-Y-M-P-O-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1gemeinsames, geselliges (Wein-)Trinken im alten Griechenland, bei dem auch improvisierte Reden zu bestimmten Themen gehalten wurden
- 2Zusammenkunft von Wissenschaftlern zum Zwecke des Austausches von Erkenntnissen und Gedanken
- 3wissenschaftlicher Sammelband
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Symposion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einem Symposion wurde der erste Schluck Wein zu Ehren des guten Geistes Daimon aus einem edlen Kantharos getrunken.
Es wurden mehrere Symposien zu speziellen Themen der Neurologie angeboten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).