Charakteristikum
German, noun[kaʁakteˈʁɪstikʊm]
Charakteristikum is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-K-U-M (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charakteristikum is a German neuter noun meaning “feature, characteristic (of a person or thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine bestimmte Eigenschaft einer Person oder eines Objekts; etwas Kennzeichnendes für etwas”.
What does Charakteristikum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfeature, characteristic (of a person or thing)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine bestimmte Eigenschaft einer Person oder eines Objekts; etwas Kennzeichnendes für etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Charakteristikum
- Charakteristikums genitive
- Charakteristika plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Charakteristikum?
- [kaʁakteˈʁɪstikʊm]
- [kaʁakteˈʁɪstɪkʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Charakteristikum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Charakteristikum in German?
Charakteristikum appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).