Minderheitssprache
[ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Minderheitssprache” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache einer Minderheit in einer mehrsprachigen Gemeinschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-minderheitssprache · Minderheitssprache · German
Minderheitssprache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Minderheitssprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Minderheitssprache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Minderheitssprache is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sprache einer Minderheit in einer mehrsprachigen Gemeinschaft".
No misspelling variants are generated for Minderheitssprache in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Minderheitssprache, spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-H-E-I-T-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Sprache einer Minderheit in einer mehrsprachigen Gemeinschaft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Minderheitssprache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Außerdem wird angenommen, daß eine Weltsprache zwangsläufig den Status von Minderheitssprachen aushöhlen und die nationale Identität von Ländern bedrohen könnte…“
„Deutsch ist anerkannte Minderheitssprache in Ostbelgien und Südtirol, wo es jeweils auch regionale Amtssprache ist, sowie in Dänemark (Nordschleswig), Frankreich (Elsass-Lothringen), Polen (Schlesien), Tschechien, Ungarn und Rumänien.“
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.