Dienstgrade

[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə]

/[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dienstgrade” is uncommon German (frequency #98,302 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,302
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dienstgrad

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienstgrade · Dienstgrade · German

Dienstgrade · rank #98,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,302
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diazepam

Nearest frequency peer: Diazepam (-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 „Dienstgrade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dienstgrade
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienstgrade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dienstgrade“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dienstgradefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Diazepam“ (#98,301), „dialektisch“ (#98,300), „Dienstvorschrift“ (#98,304). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dienstgrade“ bei #98,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dienstgrade is uncommon German at frequency #98,302 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Dienstgrade has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dienstgrade, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dienstgrad
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dienstgrad
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dienstgrad
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dienstgrad

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 "Dienstgrade"?
"Dienstgrade" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-G-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə].
What does "Dienstgrade" mean?
As a noun, "Dienstgrade" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Dienstgrad
How do you pronounce "Dienstgrade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienstgrade" is [ˈdiːnstˌɡʁaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienstgrade" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dialektisch#98,300Denkverbote#98,294Dardanellen#98,286dreimaligen#98,318

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list