Duktus
[ˈdʊktʊs]
The verdict
“Duktus” is uncommon German (frequency #50,396 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,396
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linienführung beim Schreiben, Zeichnen und beim Malen
Corpus desk
Index DE-duktus · Duktus · German
Duktus · rank #50,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,396
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH dreisten
Nearest frequency peer: dreisten (-2 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 „Duktus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- dosiert
dosiert
49,609 corpus weight
- Dreiländere…
Dreiländereck
49,608 corpus weight
- dreisten
dreisten
49,607 corpus weight
- Duktus
Duktus
49,605 corpus weight
- durchgedreht
durchgedreht
49,603 corpus weight
- durchschaub…
durchschaubar
49,602 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Duktus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Duktus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊktʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Duktus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Duktus is uncommon German at frequency #50,396 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊktʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Duktus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Duktus, spelled D-U-K-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Linienführung beim Schreiben, Zeichnen und beim Malen
- 2charakteristische Art und Weise, sich in Wort und Schrift auszudrücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Duktus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fachleute erkennen bereits am Duktus, von welchem Künstler das Werk stammt.
Der arme kleine Schreiber fing wieder an, seine Feder mit Genuß zu führen, mit Schnörkeln umzog er seine Buchstaben und sah mit herzlichem Stolz auf seinen weitberühmten sächsischen Duktus.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).