Erkennungsmelodie
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋsmeloˌdiː]
Erkennungsmelodie is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G-S-M-E-L-O-D-I-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erkennungsmelodie is a German feminine noun meaning “signature tune, theme tune” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abfolge von Tönen mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert”.
What does Erkennungsmelodie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesignature tune, theme tune
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abfolge von Tönen mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erkennungsmelodie
- Erkennungsmelodien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erkennungsmelodie?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnʊŋsmeloˌdiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erkennungsmelodie in German?
Erkennungsmelodie appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).