Architrav
[aʁçiˈtʁaːf]
The verdict
“Architrav” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt
Corpus desk
Index DE-architrav · Architrav · German
Architrav · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Architrav |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʁçiˈtʁaːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Architrav“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Architrav is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁçiˈtʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Architrav in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Architrav, spelled A-R-C-H-I-T-R-A-V.
Definition
- 1in der antiken Baukunst ein Querbalken, der die Säulen im Unterbau verbindet und den Oberbau trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Architrav appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieses Ufer von fremdartiger Schönheit besteht aus einer langen Reihe fast 10 m hoher Basaltsäulen, über denen basaltene Architrave liegen, die zum Wasser hin leicht vorspringen.“
„Wände, Säulen und Architrave aus lebendigem Feuer flammten strahlend um die Stelle, wo ich in der Luft zu schweben schien, und wuchsen zu einem unendlich hohen Dom von unbeschreiblicher Pracht empor.“
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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.