Nationalsprache
[nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Nationalsprache” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sprache oder Varietäten einer Sprache, die in einer Nation als wesentliches Kommunikationsmittel dient/dienen
Corpus desk
Index DE-nationalsprache · Nationalsprache · German
Nationalsprache · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Nationalsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nationalsprache“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nationalsprache is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʃpʁaːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sprache oder Varietäten einer Sprache, die in einer Nation als wesentliches Kommunikationsmittel dient/dienen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Nationalsprache, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nationalsprache, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1die Sprache oder Varietäten einer Sprache, die in einer Nation als wesentliches Kommunikationsmittel dient/dienen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nationalsprache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Deutschland ist Deutsch die Nationalsprache.
So wie der Begriff der Nation ist auch der einer Nationalsprache problematisch.
Antonyms
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.