diakritisches Zeichen
[diaˌkʁiːtɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“diakritisches Zeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusätzliche Zeichen zu den Buchstaben eines Schriftsystems, um unterschiedliche Dinge wie Akzent oder die genaue Aussprache anzuzeigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-diakritisches-zeichen · diakritisches Zeichen · German
diakritisches Zeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | diakritisches Zeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [diaˌkʁiːtɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „diakritisches Zeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
diakritisches Zeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diaˌkʁiːtɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusätzliche Zeichen zu den Buchstaben eines Schriftsystems, um unterschiedliche Dinge wie Akzent oder die genaue Aussprache anzuzeigen".
Zero misspellings are on record for diakritisches Zeichen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is diakritisches Zeichen, spelled D-I-A-K-R-I-T-I-S-C-H-E-S- -Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1zusätzliche Zeichen zu den Buchstaben eines Schriftsystems, um unterschiedliche Dinge wie Akzent oder die genaue Aussprache anzuzeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diakritisches Zeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Cedille ist ein diakritisches Zeichen im Französischen, um eine bestimmte Lautqualität anzuzeigen.
„Außerdem werden zur Darstellung der komplizierten Töne weitere fünf diakritische Zeichen benötigt…“
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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.