Plastikwort
[ˈplastɪkˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Plastikwort” 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 May 6, 2026) - oft verwendeter, aber inhaltlich sehr schillernder Ausdruck, der ähnlich wie ein Hochwertwort hochgeschätzte, abstrakte Dinge benennt und als solcher in der Linguistik der Werbesprache eine Rolle s...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Plastikwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈplastɪkˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Plastikwort” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Plastikwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplastɪkˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oft verwendeter, aber inhaltlich sehr schillernder Ausdruck, der ähnlich wie ein Hochwertwort hochgeschätzte, abstrakte Dinge benennt und als solcher in der Linguistik der Werbesprache eine Rolle s...".
Plastikwort has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Plastikwort, spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-K-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1oft verwendeter, aber inhaltlich sehr schillernder Ausdruck, der ähnlich wie ein Hochwertwort hochgeschätzte, abstrakte Dinge benennt und als solcher in der Linguistik der Werbesprache eine Rolle spielt. Es handelt sich dabei um Wörter, die in fachsprachlichen Zusammenhängen oft eine ganz klare Bedeutung haben, diese in anderen (zum Beispiel alltags- oder werbesprachlichen) Zusammenhängen aber vermissen lassen.
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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.
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Using “Plastikwort”
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- The one correct German spelling is P-L-A-S-T-I-K-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈplastɪkˌvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.