Gleitkommazahl
[ˈɡlaɪ̯tkɔmaˌt͡saːl]
The verdict
“Gleitkommazahl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahl mit einer variablen Anzahl von Ziffern und variabler Position des Dezimalkommas
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Index DE-gleitkommazahl · Gleitkommazahl · German
Gleitkommazahl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Gleitkommazahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡlaɪ̯tkɔmaˌt͡saːl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gleitkommazahl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gleitkommazahl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡlaɪ̯tkɔmaˌt͡saːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zahl mit einer variablen Anzahl von Ziffern und variabler Position des Dezimalkommas".
Gleitkommazahl has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gleitkommazahl, spelled G-L-E-I-T-K-O-M-M-A-Z-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Zahl mit einer variablen Anzahl von Ziffern und variabler Position des Dezimalkommas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gleitkommazahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Gleitkommazahlen ist nicht die absolute Anzahl der Stellen konstant, sondern die Anzahl signifikanter Stellen.
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