Emoticon
[eˈmoːtikɔn]
The verdict
“Emoticon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus einer Zeichenfolge gebildetes Smiley, das den jeweiligen Gefühlszustand des Autors wiedergibt und so zu einer digitalen oder graphisch-analogen Gefühlsäußerung macht.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Emoticon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈmoːtikɔn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Emoticon” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Emoticon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈmoːtikɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einer Zeichenfolge gebildetes Smiley, das den jeweiligen Gefühlszustand des Autors wiedergibt und so zu einer digitalen oder graphisch-analogen Gefühlsäußerung macht.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Emoticon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Emoticon, spelled E-M-O-T-I-C-O-N.
Definition
- 1aus einer Zeichenfolge gebildetes Smiley, das den jeweiligen Gefühlszustand des Autors wiedergibt und so zu einer digitalen oder graphisch-analogen Gefühlsäußerung macht.
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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.
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Using “Emoticon”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-M-O-T-I-C-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈmoːtikɔn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.