autosemantisch

[aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ]

/[aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“autosemantisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik, speziell eine eigene lexikalische Bedeutung enthaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-autosemantisch · autosemantisch · German

autosemantisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 autosemantisch
PropertyValue
Headwordautosemantisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „autosemantisch“ im Deutschen

autosemantischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

autosemantisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistik, speziell eine eigene lexikalische Bedeutung enthaltend".

autosemantisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is autosemantisch, spelled A-U-T-O-S-E-M-A-N-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linguistik, speziell eine eigene lexikalische Bedeutung enthaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wenn man sogar in den Konjunktionen, Präpositionen usw. besondere Begriffsformen (speziell Formen von „Beziehungsbegriffen") ausgedrückt sah und sieht, so verkannte man offenbar den fundamentalen Unterschied, der zwischen autosemantischen und synsemantischen Bezeichnungsmitteln besteht, welche letzteren (und hierher gehören jene Partikeln offenkundig) fü…
  2. „Dennoch ist es nützlich, zwischen lexikalisch autonomen (autosemantischen) und grammatische Bedeutung tragenden (synsemantischen) Wörtern zu unterscheiden.“

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autosemantisch"?
"autosemantisch" is spelled A-U-T-O-S-E-M-A-N-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ].
What does "autosemantisch" mean?
As an adjective, "autosemantisch" means: Linguistik, speziell eine eigene lexikalische Bedeutung enthaltend
How do you pronounce "autosemantisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autosemantisch" is [aʊ̯tozeˈmantɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autosemantisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list