Zoologen

[ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩]

/[ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zoologen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,219 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,219
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zoologen · Zoologen · German

Zoologen · rank #74,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,219
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zischte

Nearest frequency peer: zischte (-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 „Zoologen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zoologen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZoologen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zoologen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zischte“ (#74,218), „zugehöriger“ (#74,220), „zim“ (#74,217). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zoologen“ bei #74,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zoologen is uncommon German at frequency #74,219 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zoologen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zoologen, spelled Z-O-O-L-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zoologe
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Zoologe
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Zoologe
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zoologe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zoologe
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zoologe
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zoologe

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 "Zoologen"?
"Zoologen" is spelled Z-O-O-L-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩].
What does "Zoologen" mean?
As a noun, "Zoologen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zoologe
How do you pronounce "Zoologen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zoologen" is [ˌt͡sooˈloːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zoologen" come from?
"Zoologen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list