figurine Notation

[fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“figurine Notation” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art der Aufzeichnung von Schachzügen, bei der statt Buchstaben Symbole für die Figuren verwendet werden, zum Beispiel g1-f3 statt Sg1-f3

Key facts for figurine Notation
PropertyValue
Headwordfigurine Notation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “figurine Notation” sits in German frequency

figurine Notation falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for figurine Notation is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Art der Aufzeichnung von Schachzügen, bei der statt Buchstaben Symbole für die Figuren verwendet werden, zum Beispiel g1-f3 statt Sg1-f3".

No misspelling variants are generated for figurine Notation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is figurine Notation, spelled F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E- -N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Art der Aufzeichnung von Schachzügen, bei der statt Buchstaben Symbole für die Figuren verwendet werden, zum Beispiel g1-f3 statt Sg1-f3

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "figurine Notation"?
"figurine Notation" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E- -N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "figurine Notation" mean?
As a noun, "figurine Notation" means: Art der Aufzeichnung von Schachzügen, bei der statt Buchstaben Symbole für die Figuren verwendet werden, zum Beispiel g1-f3 statt Sg1-f3
How do you pronounce "figurine Notation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figurine Notation" is [fiɡuˈʁiːnə notaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “figurine Notation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-I-G-U-R-I-N-E- -N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.

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