Artikelwort

[aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt]

/[aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Artikelwort” 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) - ein Wort, das so wie ein Artikel verwendet werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-artikelwort · Artikelwort · German

Artikelwort · 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.

Key facts for Artikelwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordArtikelwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Artikelwort“ im Deutschen

Artikelwortsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Artikelwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Wort, das so wie ein Artikel verwendet werden kann".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Artikelwort in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Artikelwort, spelled A-R-T-I-K-E-L-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Wort, das so wie ein Artikel verwendet werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Artikelwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Manche Pronomen können so wie Artikel verwendet werden und gelten dann als Artikelwörter; so z. B. „dieser“ in „dieser Junge“.
  2. „Diese Klassen der Pronomen werden deshalb als Artikelwörter verstanden, weil sie – wie die Artikel im engeren Sinne – auch immer vor dem Substantiv stehen (also dieselbe Position im Satz haben wie diese), weil sie niemals mit einem anderen Artikel oder Artikelwort koordinativ verbunden werden können (…)“

Synonyms

BegleitwortDeterminativDeterminansDeterminiererDeterminatorDeterminantDeterminante

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Artikelwort"?
"Artikelwort" is spelled A-R-T-I-K-E-L-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt].
What does "Artikelwort" mean?
As a noun, "Artikelwort" means: ein Wort, das so wie ein Artikel verwendet werden kann
How do you pronounce "Artikelwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Artikelwort" is [aʁˈtiːkl̩ˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Artikelwort" come from?
"Artikelwort" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list