Initialkurzwort

[iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt]

/[iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Initialkurzwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben der einzelnen Bestandteile des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-initialkurzwort · Initialkurzwort · German

Initialkurzwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Initialkurzwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordInitialkurzwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Initialkurzwort“ im Deutschen

Initialkurzwortliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Initialkurzwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben der einzelnen Bestandteile des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Initialkurzwort, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Initialkurzwort, spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-K-U-R-Z-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben der einzelnen Bestandteile des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Initialkurzwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Beispiele für Initialkurzwörter im Deutschen sind '"CDU", "LKW", "UNO".
  2. „Während die Initialkurzwörter als umstrittener Typ betrachtet werden können, bedürfen die Silbenkurzwörter einer näheren Erläuterung.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Initialkurzwort"?
"Initialkurzwort" is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-K-U-R-Z-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt].
What does "Initialkurzwort" mean?
As a noun, "Initialkurzwort" means: Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben der einzelnen Bestandteile des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist
How do you pronounce "Initialkurzwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Initialkurzwort" is [iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌkʊʁt͡svɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Initialkurzwort" come from?
"Initialkurzwort" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list