Gedankenstrich
[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Gedankenstrich” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das zum einen dazu dient, einen Einschub in einen Satz (= Parenthese) anzuzeigen, zum anderen eine Gedankenpause im Satz bezeichnet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gedankenstrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gedankenstrich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gedankenstrich is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌʃtʁɪç]. 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: "Satzzeichen, das zum einen dazu dient, einen Einschub in einen Satz (= Parenthese) anzuzeigen, zum anderen eine Gedankenpause im Satz bezeichnet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Gedankenstrich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gedankenstrich, spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Satzzeichen, das zum einen dazu dient, einen Einschub in einen Satz (= Parenthese) anzuzeigen, zum anderen eine Gedankenpause im Satz bezeichnet
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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.
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Using “Gedankenstrich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-S-T-R-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩ˌʃtʁɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.