Universalgelehrter
[univɛʁˈzaːlɡəˌleːɐ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Universalgelehrter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gelehrter, der in besonders hohem Maße über das Wissen seiner Zeit verfügt
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Index DE-universalgelehrter · Universalgelehrter · German
Universalgelehrter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Universalgelehrter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [univɛʁˈzaːlɡəˌleːɐ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Universalgelehrter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Universalgelehrter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [univɛʁˈzaːlɡəˌleːɐ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gelehrter, der in besonders hohem Maße über das Wissen seiner Zeit verfügt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Universalgelehrter, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Universalgelehrter, spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L-G-E-L-E-H-R-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gelehrter, der in besonders hohem Maße über das Wissen seiner Zeit verfügt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Universalgelehrter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Ausnahme ist der griechische Universalgelehrte Poseidonios.“
„Der Nachlaß ist nicht nur wegen seiner Vollständigkeit so bedeutend, er gibt, da Leibniz der letzte Universalgelehrte war, der diesen Namen verdient, zudem auch einen Überblick über den gesamten Wissensstand des ausgehenden 17. Jahrhunderts, da es in der Tat keine Wissenschaft der Zeit gab, für die Leibniz sich nicht interessiert hätte.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.