Onomatopoetikum
[ˌonomatopoˈeːtikʊm]
The verdict
“Onomatopoetikum” 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) - lautmalerisches Wort; Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet
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Index DE-onomatopoetikum · Onomatopoetikum · German
Onomatopoetikum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Onomatopoetikum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌonomatopoˈeːtikʊm] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Onomatopoetikum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Onomatopoetikum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌonomatopoˈeːtikʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lautmalerisches Wort; Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Onomatopoetikum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 Onomatopoetikum, spelled O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-T-I-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1lautmalerisches Wort; Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Onomatopoetikum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Wort Kuckuck ist ein Onomatopoetikum.
„Charakteristisch für die Sprache in den Comics sind die Empfindungswörter, die Interjektionen, darunter besonders die Lautnachahmungen, die Onomatopoetika beziehungsweise Onomatopoiien.“
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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.