asyndeton
The verdict
“asyndeton” 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) - Reihe von Wörtern oder Sätzen, die nicht durch Konjunktionen verbunden ist; Asyndeton
Corpus desk
Index DE-asyndeton · asyndeton · German
asyndeton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | asyndeton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „asyndeton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
asyndeton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reihe von Wörtern oder Sätzen, die nicht durch Konjunktionen verbunden ist; Asyndeton".
asyndeton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is asyndeton, spelled A-S-Y-N-D-E-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Reihe von Wörtern oder Sätzen, die nicht durch Konjunktionen verbunden ist; Asyndeton
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how asyndeton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dialyton vel asyndeton est dictio sine coniunctione prolata,“ (Sacerd. gramm. 1,123)
„huius species sunt multae, sed necessariae traduntur XVIII, prolepsis zeugma hypozeuxis synlepsis asyndeton anadiplosis anaphora epanalepsis epizeuxis paronomasia, schesis onomaton, parhomoeon homoeoteleuton homoeoptoton polyptoton hirmos polysyndeton dialyton.“ (Charis. gramm. 4,279)
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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.