Majuskel
[maˈjʊskl̩]
The verdict
“Majuskel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großgeschriebener Buchstabe
Corpus desk
Index DE-majuskel · Majuskel · German
Majuskel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Majuskel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [maˈjʊskl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Majuskel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Majuskel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈjʊskl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großgeschriebener Buchstabe".
Majuskel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Majuskel, spelled M-A-J-U-S-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1großgeschriebener Buchstabe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Majuskel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie sind von athenischen Priestern in Majuskel- und Minuskelschrift eingekratzt.“
„Von einem fernen Gestirn aus gelesen, würde vielleicht die Majuskel-Schrift unsres Erden-Daseins zu dem Schluss verführen, die Erde sei der eigentlich asketische Stern, ein Winkel missvergnügter, hochmüthiger und widriger Geschöpfe, die einen tiefen Verdruss an sich, an der Erde, an allem Leben gar nicht loswürden und sich selber so viel Wehe thäten als…
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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.