Bestätigungsfrage
[bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə]
The verdict
“Bestätigungsfrage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frage, die vom Befragten eine Bestätigung wünscht
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Index DE-bestatigungsfrage · Bestätigungsfrage · German
Bestätigungsfrage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bestätigungsfrage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bestätigungsfrage“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bestätigungsfrage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡʊŋsˌfʁaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frage, die vom Befragten eine Bestätigung wünscht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bestätigungsfrage in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bestätigungsfrage, spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-U-N-G-S-F-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Frage, die vom Befragten eine Bestätigung wünscht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bestätigungsfrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etablierte Linguisten wie Robin Lakoff werten Bestätigungsfragen (»nicht wahr?«) und Upspeak (das Beenden eines Aussagesatzes in hoher Tonlage) als Zeichen mangelnden Selbstvertrauens.“
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.