emblematisch
[ˌɛmbleˈmaːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“emblematisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sinnbildlich (ein Ding steht für ein anderes)
Corpus desk
Index DE-emblematisch · emblematisch · German
emblematisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | emblematisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɛmbleˈmaːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emblematisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emblematisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɛmbleˈmaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
emblematisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is emblematisch, spelled E-M-B-L-E-M-A-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sinnbildlich (ein Ding steht für ein anderes)
- 2bezeichnend (ein Teil steht für das Ganze)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emblematisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese neuen Aquarelle sind sehr emblematisch, sie bündeln eine Geschichte.
Ich wollte marokkanische Schriftsteller treffen und mir ein Bild von dieser emblematischen Stadt machen. Tanger ist, je nach Blickwinkel, das Tor zu Afrika oder das Tor zu Europa.
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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.