Dateiformat

[daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt]

/[daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dateiformat” is uncommon German (frequency #83,831 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,831
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beschreibung der Darstellung und Anordnung von Daten innerhalb einer Datei

Key facts for Dateiformat
PropertyValue
HeadwordDateiformat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dateiformat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dateiformat lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dateiformat is uncommon German at frequency #83,831 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beschreibung der Darstellung und Anordnung von Daten innerhalb einer Datei".

Dateiformat doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dateiformat, spelled D-A-T-E-I-F-O-R-M-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschreibung der Darstellung und Anordnung von Daten innerhalb einer Datei

Synonyms

Dateityp

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dateiformat"?
"Dateiformat" is spelled D-A-T-E-I-F-O-R-M-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt].
What does "Dateiformat" mean?
As a noun, "Dateiformat" means: Beschreibung der Darstellung und Anordnung von Daten innerhalb einer Datei
How do you pronounce "Dateiformat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dateiformat" is [daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dateiformat" come from?
"Dateiformat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Dateiformat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-T-E-I-F-O-R-M-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [daˈtaɪ̯fɔʁˌmaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list