Minuszeichen
[ˈmiːnʊsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Minuszeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeichen für minus
Corpus desk
Index DE-minuszeichen · Minuszeichen · German
Minuszeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Minuszeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiːnʊsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Minuszeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Minuszeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiːnʊsˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeichen für minus".
Zero misspellings are on record for Minuszeichen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists 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 Minuszeichen, spelled M-I-N-U-S-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Zeichen für minus
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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.