Gänsefüßchen
[ˈɡɛnzəfyːsçən]
The verdict
“Gänsefüßchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das bei Zitaten, direkter Rede und Ähnlichem benutzt wird, um das Zitierte kenntlich zu machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gansefu-chen · Gänsefüßchen · German
Gänsefüßchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gänsefüßchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛnzəfyːsçən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gänsefüßchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gänsefüßchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛnzəfyːsçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Satzzeichen, das bei Zitaten, direkter Rede und Ähnlichem benutzt wird, um das Zitierte kenntlich zu machen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gänsefüßchen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gänsefüßchen, spelled G-Ä-N-S-E-F-Ü-S-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Satzzeichen, das bei Zitaten, direkter Rede und Ähnlichem benutzt wird, um das Zitierte kenntlich zu machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gänsefüßchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du hast vergessen, beim Zitieren die Gänsefüßchen zu setzen.
Gänsefüßchen können eine Bedeutungserweiterung oder Ironie markieren.
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.