Delikatessengeschäft

[delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft]

/[delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft]/ noun

The verdict

“Delikatessengeschäft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören

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Index DE-delikatessengeschaft · Delikatessengeschäft · German

Delikatessengeschäft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for Delikatessengeschäft
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelikatessengeschäft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Delikatessengeschäft“ im Deutschen

Delikatessengeschäftsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Delikatessengeschäft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Delikatessengeschäft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Delikatessengeschäft, spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-S-S-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Delikatessengeschäft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich blickte auf die Läden der Delikatessengeschäfte, die von Schinken, Würsten, Ananas und Käse prangten.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Delikatessengeschäft"?
"Delikatessengeschäft" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-S-S-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft].
What does "Delikatessengeschäft" mean?
As a noun, "Delikatessengeschäft" means: Lebensmittelladen, in dem Esswaren angeboten werden, die als besonders wohlschmeckend gelten und/oder exotisch sind und in der Regel nicht zum alltäglichen Bedarf gehören
How do you pronounce "Delikatessengeschäft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delikatessengeschäft" is [delikaˈtɛsn̩ɡəˌʃɛft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delikatessengeschäft" come from?
"Delikatessengeschäft" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list