Doppelkreuz
[ˈdɔpl̩ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“Doppelkreuz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein (Satz-)Zeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-doppelkreuz · Doppelkreuz · German
Doppelkreuz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Doppelkreuz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔpl̩ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Doppelkreuz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Doppelkreuz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Doppelkreuz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Doppelkreuz, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-K-R-E-U-Z.
Definition
- 1ein (Satz-)Zeichen
- 2verdoppeltes Versetzungszeichen, das eine Erhöhung um einen Ganztonschritt bewirkt
- 3Stab/Balken mit zwei Querbalken (statt einem bei einem einfachen Kreuz)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Doppelkreuz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Doppelkreuz (#) hat viele verschiedene Anwendungen und Funktionen, beispielsweise als Telefontaste unter der 9.
Cis-Dur hat sechs Kreuze und ein Doppelkreuz als Vorzeichen.
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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.