Denotation
[denotaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Denotation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedeutung eines Wortes
Corpus desk
Index DE-denotation · Denotation · German
Denotation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Denotation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [denotaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Denotation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Denotation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [denotaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Denotation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Denotation, spelled D-E-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Bedeutung eines Wortes
- 2Beziehung zwischen einem Wort und dem, was es bezeichnet
- 3Begriffsumfang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Denotation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Denotation wird in der Linguistik unter anderem als Gegenbegriff für Konnotation verwendet.
„Soll auf solche Besonderheiten hingewiesen werden, so unterscheidet man zwischen der Denotation (der Bedeutung im eigentlichen Sinn) und der Konnotation (dem Beiklang, den Assoziationen).“
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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.