Oszilloskop
[ɔst͡sɪloˈskoːp]
The verdict
“Oszilloskop” 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) - Messgerät, das in der Elektronik zur Darstellung des zeitlichen Verlaufes einer Spannung verwendet wird
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Index DE-oszilloskop · Oszilloskop · German
Oszilloskop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Oszilloskop |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔst͡sɪloˈskoːp] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oszilloskop“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oszilloskop is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔst͡sɪloˈskoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messgerät, das in der Elektronik zur Darstellung des zeitlichen Verlaufes einer Spannung verwendet wird".
Oszilloskop has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Oszilloskop, spelled O-S-Z-I-L-L-O-S-K-O-P.
Definition
- 1Messgerät, das in der Elektronik zur Darstellung des zeitlichen Verlaufes einer Spannung verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Oszilloskop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem Oszilloskop taucht die bekannte Kurve auf.
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.