Initialwort
[iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Initialwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-initialwort · Initialwort · German
Initialwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Initialwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Initialwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Initialwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [iniˈt͡si̯aːlˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist".
Initialwort has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Initialwort, spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Kurzwort, das aus den Initialen, also den Anfangsbuchstaben des zugrundeliegenden Ausdrucks gebildet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Initialwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beispiele für Initialwörter im Deutschen sind „CDU“, „LKW“, „UNO“.
„In § 177 wendet er sich ‚Initialwörtern u.ä.‘ zu, die er als ‚ganz neue Wörter […] aus künstlich-willkürlicher Einschränkung auf Anfangsbuchstaben oder -silben‘ beschreibt (S. 268).“
This word in other languages
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.