ikonisches Zeichen
[iˌkonɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“ikonisches Zeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeichentyp, bei dem die Form seiner Bedeutung ähnelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ikonisches-zeichen · ikonisches Zeichen · German
ikonisches Zeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | ikonisches Zeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [iˌkonɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ikonisches Zeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ikonisches Zeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [iˌkonɪʃəs ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeichentyp, bei dem die Form seiner Bedeutung ähnelt".
No misspelling variants are generated for ikonisches Zeichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ikonisches Zeichen, spelled I-K-O-N-I-S-C-H-E-S- -Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Zeichentyp, bei dem die Form seiner Bedeutung ähnelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ikonisches Zeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"O-Bein", "S-Kurve", "T-Träger" und "V-Ausschnitt" sind Beispiele für ikonische Zeichen (da Wörter immer auch Zeichen sind)
Auch Onomatopoetika sind ikonische Zeichen.
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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.