Goniometer
[ɡoni̯oˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Goniometer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Messen der Winkel zwischen Flächen durch Anlegen zweier Schenkel
Corpus desk
Index DE-goniometer · Goniometer · German
Goniometer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Goniometer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡoni̯oˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Goniometer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Goniometer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡoni̯oˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Goniometer has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Goniometer, spelled G-O-N-I-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät zum Messen der Winkel zwischen Flächen durch Anlegen zweier Schenkel
- 2Gerät zum Anzeigen der Phasenlage eines Stereotonsignals
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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.