Cliffhanger
[ˈklɪfˌhɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Cliffhanger” is uncommon German (frequency #56,865 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,865
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Neugier weckende Gestaltung des Endes eines (Kunst)Werks, das Teil einer Fortsetzungsserie ist, um Lust auf die Fortsetzung zu wecken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cliffhanger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklɪfˌhɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cliffhanger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Cliffhanger is uncommon German at frequency #56,865 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklɪfˌhɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Neugier weckende Gestaltung des Endes eines (Kunst)Werks, das Teil einer Fortsetzungsserie ist, um Lust auf die Fortsetzung zu wecken".
Zero misspellings are on record for Cliffhanger in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Cliffhanger, spelled C-L-I-F-F-H-A-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Neugier weckende Gestaltung des Endes eines (Kunst)Werks, das Teil einer Fortsetzungsserie ist, um Lust auf die Fortsetzung zu wecken
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Cliffhanger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-L-I-F-F-H-A-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklɪfˌhɛŋɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.