Gradmesser
[ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Gradmesser” is uncommon German (frequency #54,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,586
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-gradmesser · Gradmesser · German
Gradmesser · rank #54,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,586
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Gouvernante
Nearest frequency peer: Gouvernante (-2 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Gradmesser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- glaubwürdig…
glaubwürdigen
45,422 corpus weight
- Goals
Goals
45,421 corpus weight
- goran
goran
45,418 corpus weight
- Gouvernante
Gouvernante
45,417 corpus weight
- Gradmesser
Gradmesser
45,415 corpus weight
- Grundfesten
Grundfesten
45,410 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gradmesser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gradmesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gradmesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gradmesser is uncommon German at frequency #54,586 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaːtˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gradmesser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gradmesser, spelled G-R-A-D-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Kriterium oder Maßstab dafür, in welchem Maß etwas gegeben ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gradmesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Mauer ist zu einem frühen Gradmesser für das geworden, was Donald Trump tatsächlich durchsetzen kann – und was nicht.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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