Diktionär
[dɪkt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Diktionär” 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) - Buch, das Wörter einer (fremden) Sprache auflistet und erklärt
Corpus desk
Index DE-diktionar · Diktionär · German
Diktionär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Diktionär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dɪkt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Diktionär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Diktionär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪkt͡si̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buch, das Wörter einer (fremden) Sprache auflistet und erklärt".
Diktionär doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Diktionär, spelled D-I-K-T-I-O-N-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1Buch, das Wörter einer (fremden) Sprache auflistet und erklärt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diktionär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn ich ein englisches Wort nicht kenne, schlage ich es in meinem Diktionär nach.
„Auf den Büchergestellen standen Diktionäre, eine frühe, wohlbeleibte Ausgabe der Encyclopaedia Britannica, Who's Who, der Debrett und andere Nachschlagewerke, mehrere Reiseführer und Atlanten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.