Dachfirst
[ˈdaxˌfɪʁst]
The verdict
“Dachfirst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach, die durch die Berührungslinien zweier geneigter Dachflächen gebildet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-dachfirst · Dachfirst · German
Dachfirst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Dachfirst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaxˌfɪʁst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dachfirst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dachfirst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaxˌfɪʁst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach, die durch die Berührungslinien zweier geneigter Dachflächen gebildet wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dachfirst, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dachfirst, spelled D-A-C-H-F-I-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1höchste Kante an einem geneigten Dach, die durch die Berührungslinien zweier geneigter Dachflächen gebildet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dachfirst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwei Krähen sitzen auf dem Dachfirst des Nachbarhauses.
Als Dachfirst (kurz First) bezeichnet man die meist waagerechte obere Kante eines Satteldaches oder anderer Dachformen.
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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.