diakritisch
[diaˈkʁiːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“diakritisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Unterscheidung dienend
Corpus desk
Index DE-diakritisch · diakritisch · German
diakritisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | diakritisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [diaˈkʁiːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „diakritisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
diakritisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [diaˈkʁiːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Unterscheidung dienend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for diakritisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is diakritisch, spelled D-I-A-K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zur Unterscheidung dienend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diakritisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als diakritische Zeichen werden die Häkchen, Striche und Kringel über verschiedenen Buchstaben bezeichnet.
Kugelschreiber sind anfangs weniger geeignet, weil man mit ihnen schlecht die diakritischen Punkte setzen kann.
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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.