Dienstgrad

[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt]

/[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dienstgrad” is uncommon German (frequency #50,389 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,389
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - militärischer Rang, Einstufung in stark hierarchisch geordneten Systemen (Feuerwehr, Staatsdienst)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienstgrad · Dienstgrad · German

Dienstgrad · rank #50,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,389
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diskette

Nearest frequency peer: Diskette (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dienstgrad“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dienstgrad“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dienstgrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienstgrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dienstgrad“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dienstgradfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diskette“ (#50,390), „database“ (#50,387), „diverses“ (#50,391). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dienstgrad“ bei #50,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dienstgrad is uncommon German at frequency #50,389 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "militärischer Rang, Einstufung in stark hierarchisch geordneten Systemen (Feuerwehr, Staatsdienst)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dienstgrad in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Dienstgrad, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    militärischer Rang, Einstufung in stark hierarchisch geordneten Systemen (Feuerwehr, Staatsdienst)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seinem Dienstgrad entsprechend war seine Uniform gekennzeichnet.
  2. Am Telefon meldet sich der Soldat mit Dienstgrad und Namen.

Synonyms

RangDienstrangAmt

This word in other languages

rank(English)fila(Español)grade(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dienstgrad"?
"Dienstgrad" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt].
What does "Dienstgrad" mean?
As a noun, "Dienstgrad" means: militärischer Rang, Einstufung in stark hierarchisch geordneten Systemen (Feuerwehr, Staatsdienst)
How do you pronounce "Dienstgrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienstgrad" is [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienstgrad" come from?
"Dienstgrad" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dienstgrad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list