Diminutiv
[diminuˈtiːf]
The verdict
“Diminutiv” 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) - grammatische Verkleinerungsform
Corpus desk
Index DE-diminutiv · Diminutiv · German
Diminutiv · 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 | Diminutiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [diminuˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Diminutiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Diminutiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [diminuˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "grammatische Verkleinerungsform".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Diminutiv, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Diminutiv, spelled D-I-M-I-N-U-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1grammatische Verkleinerungsform
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Diminutiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mütterchen“ ist das Diminutiv zu „Mutter“.
„So kann von fast jedem Substantiv ein Diminutiv (also eine Verkleinerungsform - man findet auch Deminutiv) gebildet werden (…).“
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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.