Exzerpt
[ɛksˈt͡sɛʁpt]
The verdict
“Exzerpt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schriftlicher Textauszug oder Ausschnitt aus einem bestehenden Text
Corpus desk
Index DE-exzerpt · Exzerpt · German
Exzerpt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Exzerpt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛksˈt͡sɛʁpt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Exzerpt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Exzerpt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksˈt͡sɛʁpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Exzerpt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Exzerpt, spelled E-X-Z-E-R-P-T.
Definition
- 1schriftlicher Textauszug oder Ausschnitt aus einem bestehenden Text
- 2Abstract, eine sehr freie Form einer kurzen sinngemäßen Wiedergabe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Exzerpt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich musste mir ausführliche Exzerpte anfertigen, um den Gedankengang nachvollziehen zu können.
„Am liebsten saß er über den Akten der andern, verglich, schlug nach, machte seitenlange Exzerpte - und sein Steckenpferd war es, sich über alles Tabellen anzulegen, endlose, minutiös durchdachte Tabellen, aus denen er seine scharfsinnigen Schlüsse zog.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.