Zyklop
[t͡syˈkloːp]
The verdict
“Zyklop” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einäugiger Riese aus der griechischen Mythologie
Corpus desk
Index DE-zyklop · Zyklop · German
Zyklop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zyklop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡syˈkloːp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zyklop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zyklop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡syˈkloːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einäugiger Riese aus der griechischen Mythologie".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zyklop, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zyklop, spelled Z-Y-K-L-O-P.
Definition
- 1einäugiger Riese aus der griechischen Mythologie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zyklop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Odysseus traf auf seiner Irrfahrt durchs Mittelmeer einen Zyklopen.
„Sie machte den Eindruck, als sei er der menschlichen Gesellschaft fremd und in der Einöde aufgewachsen wie ein vergessener Zyklop.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.