Minuskel
[miˈnʊskl̩]
The verdict
“Minuskel” 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) - kleingeschriebener Buchstabe
Corpus desk
Index DE-minuskel · Minuskel · German
Minuskel · 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 | Minuskel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [miˈnʊskl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Minuskel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Minuskel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈnʊskl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleingeschriebener Buchstabe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Minuskel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Minuskel, spelled M-I-N-U-S-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleingeschriebener Buchstabe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Minuskel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Unterschied zwischen Majuskeln und Minuskeln hat in der gesprochenen Sprache keine Entsprechung (obwohl er teilweise durchaus grammatische Unterschiede reflektiert), und durch jegliche Segmentierung in der schriftlichen Form wird die gesprochene Sprache mit in ihr zwar enthaltenen, oberflächlich aber nicht manifesten Distinktionen überzogen.“
„Das Alphabet kann entweder mit großen Buchstaben, Majuskeln, oder mit kleinen Buchstaben, Minuskeln, geschrieben werden.“
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.