Lexikographie
[ˌlɛksikoɡʁaˈfiː]
The verdict
“Lexikographie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Linguistik, das sich mit der Theorie und Praxis der Erstellung von Wörterbüchern beschäftigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lexikographie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌlɛksikoɡʁaˈfiː] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lexikographie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lexikographie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌlɛksikoɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilgebiet der Linguistik, das sich mit der Theorie und Praxis der Erstellung von Wörterbüchern beschäftigt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lexikographie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Lexikographie, spelled L-E-X-I-K-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.
Definition
- 1Teilgebiet der Linguistik, das sich mit der Theorie und Praxis der Erstellung von Wörterbüchern beschäftigt
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.
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Using “Lexikographie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-X-I-K-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌlɛksikoɡʁaˈfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.