Deminutiv
[ˌdeminuˈtiːf]
The verdict
“Deminutiv” 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) - grammatische Verkleinerungsform, mit einem Diminutivsuffix abgeleitetes Substantiv
Corpus desk
Index DE-deminutiv · Deminutiv · German
Deminutiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Deminutiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdeminuˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deminutiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deminutiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdeminuˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grammatische Verkleinerungsform, mit einem Diminutivsuffix abgeleitetes Substantiv".
Deminutiv doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Deminutiv, spelled D-E-M-I-N-U-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1grammatische Verkleinerungsform, mit einem Diminutivsuffix abgeleitetes Substantiv
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Deminutiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So kann von fast jedem Substantiv ein Diminutiv (also eine Verkleinerungsform – man findet auch Deminutiv) gebildet werden […].“
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.