Dienstgradabzeichen
[ˈdiːnstɡʁaːtˌʔapt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Dienstgradabzeichen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - „äußerliche Kenntlichmachung des Dienstgrads eines Soldaten (meist gekennzeichnet durch Schulterklappen und Markierungen auf dem Ärmel)“
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dienstgradabzeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdiːnstɡʁaːtˌʔapt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dienstgradabzeichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Dienstgradabzeichen is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdiːnstɡʁaːtˌʔapt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "„äußerliche Kenntlichmachung des Dienstgrads eines Soldaten (meist gekennzeichnet durch Schulterklappen und Markierungen auf dem Ärmel)“".
Dienstgradabzeichen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dienstgradabzeichen, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D-A-B-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1„äußerliche Kenntlichmachung des Dienstgrads eines Soldaten (meist gekennzeichnet durch Schulterklappen und Markierungen auf dem Ärmel)“
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Dienstgradabzeichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D-A-B-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdiːnstɡʁaːtˌʔapt͡saɪ̯çn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.