Diktaphon
[dɪktaˈfoːn]
The verdict
“Diktaphon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Aufsprechen und Abhören von Text
Corpus desk
Index DE-diktaphon · Diktaphon · German
Diktaphon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Diktaphon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪktaˈfoːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Diktaphon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Diktaphon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪktaˈfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zum Aufsprechen und Abhören von Text".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Diktaphon in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Diktaphon, spelled D-I-K-T-A-P-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Gerät zum Aufsprechen und Abhören von Text
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Diktaphon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das vom Juniorchef eigens installierte Mikrophon klang, als nähme man die eigene Stimme mit einem Diktaphon auf und spielte sie dann über den Lautsprecher einer Bahnhofsanlage ab – und das alles unter Wasser.“
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.