Alarmglocke
[aˈlaʁmˌɡlɔkə]
The verdict
“Alarmglocke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glocke, die bei gefährlichen Ereignissen zur Aktivierung von Personen geläutet wird
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Index DE-alarmglocke · Alarmglocke · German
Alarmglocke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Alarmglocke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈlaʁmˌɡlɔkə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Alarmglocke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Alarmglocke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈlaʁmˌɡlɔkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Alarmglocke has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alarmglocke, spelled A-L-A-R-M-G-L-O-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Glocke, die bei gefährlichen Ereignissen zur Aktivierung von Personen geläutet wird
- 2siehe Redewendungen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Alarmglocke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sollen verschiedene Räumlichkeiten mit Thermoskopen versehen werden, wie dies bei grösseren Anlagen zur schnellen Orientierung notwendig wird, so muss neben der Alarmglocke eine entsprechende Nummerntafel eingeschaltet werden, welche den Raum sofort angibt, in dem das Feuer ausgebrochen ist.“
„Die Sekundärwicklungen eines kombinierten Strom- und Spannungswandlers sind derart mit Höchststrom- und Nullspannungsrelais verbunden, daß bei einem Kurzschluß in der Station eine Alarmglocke ertönt und eine rote Klappe fällt […].“
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.