Katachrese
[kataˈçʁeːzə]
The verdict
“Katachrese” 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) - nicht mehr als solche wahrgenommene Metapher in der Alltagssprache
Corpus desk
Index DE-katachrese · Katachrese · German
Katachrese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Katachrese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kataˈçʁeːzə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Katachrese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Katachrese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kataˈçʁeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Katachrese doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Katachrese, spelled K-A-T-A-C-H-R-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1nicht mehr als solche wahrgenommene Metapher in der Alltagssprache
- 2Verbindung von nicht zusammenpassenden Metaphern (bildlichen Ausdrücken)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Katachrese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für die schönste Katachrese hingegen war vermutlich ungewollt jedoch der gewohnt gut aufgelegte […] Axel Hochschild zuständig: ‚Herr Multhauf, sie sollten da noch mal in sich kehren!‘ Diesem Aufruf zur Grundreinigung ist nichts hinzuzufügen.“
„Auch in der Medizinersprache […] gibt es eine Vielzahl von Metaphern, häufig solche, die knapp an der Katachrese vorbeischrammen.“
Synonyms
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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.