Magnitude
[maɡniˈtuːdə]
The verdict
“Magnitude” 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) - Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-magnitude · Magnitude · German
Magnitude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Magnitude |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maɡniˈtuːdə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Magnitude“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Magnitude is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɡniˈtuːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Magnitude, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Magnitude, spelled M-A-G-N-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben
- 2Maß für die scheinbare Helligkeit eines Sterns
- 3Maß für die Stärke/Intensität von etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Magnitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Erdbeben von Valdivia am 22. Mai 1960, auch Großes Chile-Erdbeben genannt, war das Erdbeben mit der weltweit größten jemals aufgezeichneten Magnitude und das schwerste Erdbeben des 20. Jahrhunderts.“
„Die Magnitude des stärksten Nachbebens liegt normalerweise eine Größenordnung unter der des Hauptbebens. Nach dieser Faustregel treten bei einem Beben der Magnitude 7 Nachbeben auf, die maximal Magnitude 6 erreichen.“
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.