Gedenkminute

[ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə]

/[ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gedenkminute” is uncommon German (frequency #90,300 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,300
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Zeitraum, in dem an die Opfer und deren Hinterbliebenen eines schweren Unglücks oder eines schweren Verbrechens still gedacht und die letzte Ehre erwiesen werden soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-gedenkminute · Gedenkminute · German

Gedenkminute · rank #90,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,300
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gebrüdern

Nearest frequency peer: Gebrüdern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gedenkminute“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gedenkminute“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gedenkminute
PropertyValue
HeadwordGedenkminute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gedenkminute“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Gedenkminutefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gebrüdern“ (#90,299), „geflügeltes“ (#90,301), „gebräuchlicher“ (#90,298). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gedenkminute“ bei #90,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gedenkminute is uncommon German at frequency #90,300 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzer Zeitraum, in dem an die Opfer und deren Hinterbliebenen eines schweren Unglücks oder eines schweren Verbrechens still gedacht und die letzte Ehre erwiesen werden soll".

Gedenkminute has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gedenkminute, spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-M-I-N-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Zeitraum, in dem an die Opfer und deren Hinterbliebenen eines schweren Unglücks oder eines schweren Verbrechens still gedacht und die letzte Ehre erwiesen werden soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gedenkminute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der Gedenkminute gedachten die Menschen den Opfern der Katastrophe und beteten für die Hinterbliebenen.

Synonyms

Schweigeminute

This word in other languages

minute de silence(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gedenkminute"?
"Gedenkminute" is spelled G-E-D-E-N-K-M-I-N-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə].
What does "Gedenkminute" mean?
As a noun, "Gedenkminute" means: kurzer Zeitraum, in dem an die Opfer und deren Hinterbliebenen eines schweren Unglücks oder eines schweren Verbrechens still gedacht und die letzte Ehre erwiesen werden soll
How do you pronounce "Gedenkminute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gedenkminute" is [ɡəˈdɛŋkmiˌnuːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gedenkminute" come from?
"Gedenkminute" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gedenkminute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list