Geviertstrich
[ɡəˈfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Geviertstrich” 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) - waagerechter Strich, der ein Geviert lang ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-geviertstrich · Geviertstrich · German
Geviertstrich · 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 | Geviertstrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geviertstrich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geviertstrich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfiːɐ̯tˌʃtʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "waagerechter Strich, der ein Geviert lang ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Geviertstrich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Geviertstrich, spelled G-E-V-I-E-R-T-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1waagerechter Strich, der ein Geviert lang ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geviertstrich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Geviertstrich (—) wird als Spiegelstrich und in Tabellen sowie als Gedankenstrich in verschiedenen Sprachen wie dem Englischen und dem Spanischen verwendet.
This word in other languages
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.