Magnetdiskette
[maˈɡneːtdɪsˌkɛtə]
The verdict
“Magnetdiskette” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Abart der Magnetplatte, die auf einer flexiblen Trägerschicht aus Kunststoff aufgebaut und auf der eine magnetische Schicht aufgebracht ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Magnetdiskette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈɡneːtdɪsˌkɛtə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Magnetdiskette” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Magnetdiskette is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈɡneːtdɪsˌkɛtə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Abart der Magnetplatte, die auf einer flexiblen Trägerschicht aus Kunststoff aufgebaut und auf der eine magnetische Schicht aufgebracht ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Magnetdiskette, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Magnetdiskette, spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-D-I-S-K-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1eine Abart der Magnetplatte, die auf einer flexiblen Trägerschicht aus Kunststoff aufgebaut und auf der eine magnetische Schicht aufgebracht ist
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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.
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Using “Magnetdiskette”
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- The one correct German spelling is M-A-G-N-E-T-D-I-S-K-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.