Brailleschrift
[ˈbʁaːjəˌʃʁɪft]
The verdict
“Brailleschrift” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Blindenschrift, eine Schrift für blinde Personen, bei der die Buchstaben kombinatorisch auf je sechs erhabenen, meist in Papier eingeprägten Punkten abgebildet sind, und daher ertastet werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brailleschrift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁaːjəˌʃʁɪft] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brailleschrift” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Brailleschrift is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʁaːjəˌʃʁɪft]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Blindenschrift, eine Schrift für blinde Personen, bei der die Buchstaben kombinatorisch auf je sechs erhabenen, meist in Papier eingeprägten Punkten abgebildet sind, und daher ertastet werden kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Brailleschrift, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Brailleschrift, spelled B-R-A-I-L-L-E-S-C-H-R-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1Blindenschrift, eine Schrift für blinde Personen, bei der die Buchstaben kombinatorisch auf je sechs erhabenen, meist in Papier eingeprägten Punkten abgebildet sind, und daher ertastet werden kann
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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.
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Using “Brailleschrift”
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- The one correct German spelling is B-R-A-I-L-L-E-S-C-H-R-I-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.