Thales

[ˈtaːləs]

/[ˈtaːləs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Thales” is uncommon German (frequency #61,987 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,987
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Thale

Corpus desk

Index DE-thales · Thales · German

Thales · rank #61,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,987
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Textpassagen

Nearest frequency peer: Textpassagen (-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 „Thales“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thales
PropertyValue
HeadwordThales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaːləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thales“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Textpassagen“ (#61,986), „Terrororganisationen“ (#61,985), „Thermostat“ (#61,989). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thales“ bei #61,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thales is uncommon German at frequency #61,987 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Thale".

Zero misspellings are on record for Thales in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Thales, spelled T-H-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Thale

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 "Thales"?
"Thales" is spelled T-H-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːləs].
What does "Thales" mean?
As a noun, "Thales" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Thale
How do you pronounce "Thales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thales" is [ˈtaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thales" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stufte#61,969stroke#61,966ungute#62,014stinke#61,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list