Onomatopoesie
[ˌonomatopoeˈziː]
The verdict
“Onomatopoesie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wortbildung durch sprachliche Nachahmung von Geräuschen und Lauten, zum Beispiel Kuckuck, Gong
Corpus desk
Index DE-onomatopoesie · Onomatopoesie · German
Onomatopoesie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Onomatopoesie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌonomatopoeˈziː] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Onomatopoesie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Onomatopoesie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌonomatopoeˈziː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wortbildung durch sprachliche Nachahmung von Geräuschen und Lauten, zum Beispiel Kuckuck, Gong".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Onomatopoesie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Onomatopoesie, spelled O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1Wortbildung durch sprachliche Nachahmung von Geräuschen und Lauten, zum Beispiel Kuckuck, Gong
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Onomatopoesie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Gedichten spielt Onomatopoesie oft eine große Rolle.
„Lautmalerei (Onomatopöie, Onomatopoiie, Onomatopoesie) als ein wichtiger Teilbereich, ist ein beliebtes Stilmittel, um Varianten zu lexikalisierten Einheiten zu schaffen.“
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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.