Gemeinplatz
[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s]
The verdict
“Gemeinplatz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form
Corpus desk
Index DE-gemeinplatz · Gemeinplatz · German
Gemeinplatz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Gemeinplatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gemeinplatz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gemeinplatz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form".
Gemeinplatz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gemeinplatz, spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-P-L-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Aussage, die Selbstverständliches, Triviales ausdrückt, oft in tautologischer Form
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gemeinplatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beispiele für Gemeinplätze: „Besser ein Spatz in der Hand als eine Taube auf dem Dach.“ oder auch: „Wie's kommt, so kommt's.“
Gemeinplatz wird oft mit Redensart erläutert; das Wesentliche am Gemeinplatz ist aber die erkenntnisfreie, triviale Aussage, auch wenn sie noch nicht zur Redensart geronnen ist.
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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.