Kenngröße
[ˈkɛnˌɡʁøːsə]
The verdict
“Kenngröße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merkmal, das Aussagen über bestimmte (qualitative, quantitative) Eigenschaften macht; Maßstab der Bewertung/Beurteilung
Corpus desk
Index DE-kenngro-e · Kenngröße · German
Kenngröße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kenngröße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛnˌɡʁøːsə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kenngröße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kenngröße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛnˌɡʁøːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merkmal, das Aussagen über bestimmte (qualitative, quantitative) Eigenschaften macht; Maßstab der Bewertung/Beurteilung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kenngröße, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kenngröße, spelled K-E-N-N-G-R-Ö-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Merkmal, das Aussagen über bestimmte (qualitative, quantitative) Eigenschaften macht; Maßstab der Bewertung/Beurteilung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kenngröße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fehlerfreiheit und Ausschussmenge sind Kenngrößen der Produktion.
Die Exportquote ist eine herangezogene Kenngröße, um den Erfolg des Unternehmens im Ausland zu beurteilen.
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.