Nanosekunde
[ˈnaːnozeˌkʊndə]
The verdict
“Nanosekunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Milliardstel Sekunde
Corpus desk
Index DE-nanosekunde · Nanosekunde · German
Nanosekunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Nanosekunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːnozeˌkʊndə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nanosekunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nanosekunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːnozeˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Milliardstel Sekunde".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nanosekunde in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nanosekunde, spelled N-A-N-O-S-E-K-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1eine Milliardstel Sekunde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nanosekunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Licht legt in einer Nanosekunde etwa 0,3 Meter zurück.
„Ferdinand hat einen kleinen Rückfall, legt auf einem Spiegel ein par Bahnen aus, sie findet ihn draußen auf der Toilette, wo er mit einer der anderen frohen Mütter rammelt, und in einer Nanosekunde ist sie von der großen, stolzen, souveränen, unverletzlichen Mama auf einen geistigen Gnom reduziert.“
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.