geschriebene Sprache
[ɡəˈʃʁiːbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“geschriebene Sprache” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezeichnung für die Sprache in der besonderen Form, in der sie beim Schreiben verwendet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geschriebene Sprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃʁiːbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “geschriebene Sprache” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for geschriebene Sprache is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈʃʁiːbənə ˈʃpʁaːxə]. 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: "Bezeichnung für die Sprache in der besonderen Form, in der sie beim Schreiben verwendet wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for geschriebene Sprache, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is geschriebene Sprache, spelled G-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Bezeichnung für die Sprache in der besonderen Form, in der sie beim Schreiben verwendet wird
Antonyms
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 “geschriebene Sprache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N-E- -S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.