ventriloquist
[venˈtrɪləkwɪst]
The verdict
“ventriloquist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihr bewegte Puppe
Corpus desk
Index DE-ventriloquist · ventriloquist · German
ventriloquist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | ventriloquist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [venˈtrɪləkwɪst] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ventriloquist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ventriloquist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [venˈtrɪləkwɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihr bewegte Puppe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ventriloquist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ventriloquist, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-L-O-Q-U-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1eine Person, die ohne sichtliche Mundbewegungen spricht, meist so, dass es aussieht, als spreche eine von ihr bewegte Puppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ventriloquist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"The noises produced by the stomach were thought to be the voices of the unliving, who took up residence in the stomach of the ventriloquist."
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.