Klammerform
[ˈklamɐˌfɔʁm]
The verdict
“Klammerform” 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 durch Tilgung des Mittelteils eines längeren Wortes entstanden ist und bei dem Anfang und Ende des gekürzten Wortes erhalten blieben
Corpus desk
Index DE-klammerform · Klammerform · German
Klammerform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Klammerform |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklamɐˌfɔʁm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klammerform“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klammerform is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklamɐˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzwort, das durch Tilgung des Mittelteils eines längeren Wortes entstanden ist und bei dem Anfang und Ende des gekürzten Wortes erhalten blieben".
Zero misspellings are on record for Klammerform in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Klammerform, spelled K-L-A-M-M-E-R-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1Kurzwort, das durch Tilgung des Mittelteils eines längeren Wortes entstanden ist und bei dem Anfang und Ende des gekürzten Wortes erhalten blieben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klammerform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Füllhalter“ (für „Füllfederhalter“) ist eine Klammerform im Deutschen.
„Werden in einem mehrteiligen Kompositum die Mittelglieder ausgelassen (…), so spricht man von einer Klammerform.“
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.