Fokuspartikel
[ˈfoːkʊspaʁˌtɪkl̩]
The verdict
“Fokuspartikel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partikel, die das Element des Satzes, dem sie zugeordnet sind, besonders hervorhebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fokuspartikel · Fokuspartikel · German
Fokuspartikel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fokuspartikel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːkʊspaʁˌtɪkl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fokuspartikel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fokuspartikel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːkʊspaʁˌtɪkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partikel, die das Element des Satzes, dem sie zugeordnet sind, besonders hervorhebt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fokuspartikel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fokuspartikel, spelled F-O-K-U-S-P-A-R-T-I-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Partikel, die das Element des Satzes, dem sie zugeordnet sind, besonders hervorhebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fokuspartikel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Satz „Als Begleitperson war nur der Klassenlehrer dabei.“ ist „nur“ eine Fokuspartikel, die die Wortgruppe „der Klassenlehrer“ hervorhebt.
„Fokuspartikeln bilden zusammen mit ihrem Bezugselement das Zentrum einer Aussage, also den Teil des Satzes mit dem höchsten Mitteilungswert.“
Synonyms
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.