Genfer Schule
[ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə]
The verdict
“Genfer Schule” 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) - Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war
Corpus desk
Index DE-genfer-schule · Genfer Schule · German
Genfer Schule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Genfer Schule |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Genfer Schule“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Genfer Schule is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɛnfɐ ˈʃuːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war".
No misspelling variants are generated for Genfer Schule in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Genfer Schule, spelled G-E-N-F-E-R- -S-C-H-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Linguistenschule in Genf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, deren Hauptvertreter Ferdinand de Saussure war
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Genfer Schule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Genfer Schule hat große Veränderungen in den Auffassungen der Linguistik bewirkt.
„Eigentlich sind alle modernen strukturellen Linguisten (mit Ausnahme der Bloomfieldianer) »Schüler« von de Saussure; seine unmittelbaren und engsten Nachfolger indes sind die Linguisten der sogenannten Genfer Schule.“
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.