Namenszug
[ˈnaːmənsˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Namenszug” 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) - schriftliche Form des Namens
Corpus desk
Index DE-namenszug · Namenszug · German
Namenszug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Namenszug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːmənsˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Namenszug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Namenszug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːmənsˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schriftliche Form des Namens".
No misspelling variants are generated for Namenszug in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Namenszug, spelled N-A-M-E-N-S-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1schriftliche Form des Namens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Namenszug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Motiv ist ein Oktogon, das den Diamanten im Ring der Fürstin repräsentiert, umgeben von ihrem Namenszug.“
„Unterzeichnet war die Karte, in deutscher Kurrentschrift und mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben, mit jenem charakteristischen Namenszug ›brecht‹, der heute auf Buchdeckeln zu finden ist.“
This word in other languages
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.