Pragmalinguistik

[ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk]

/[ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk]/ noun

The verdict

“Pragmalinguistik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disziplin, deren Gegenstand die Sprachverwendung ist. Sie betrachtet Sprechen/Schreiben als Handlung.

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Index DE-pragmalinguistik · Pragmalinguistik · German

Pragmalinguistik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Pragmalinguistik
PropertyValue
HeadwordPragmalinguistik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pragmalinguistik“ im Deutschen

Pragmalinguistikschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pragmalinguistik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disziplin, deren Gegenstand die Sprachverwendung ist. Sie betrachtet Sprechen/Schreiben als Handlung.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pragmalinguistik, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pragmalinguistik, spelled P-R-A-G-M-A-L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disziplin, deren Gegenstand die Sprachverwendung ist. Sie betrachtet Sprechen/Schreiben als Handlung.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pragmalinguistik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Pragmalinguistik befasst sich z.B. mit der Frage, welcher Sprechakt vollzogen wird, wenn man zu jemand sagt: „Es zieht“. (Gilt die Äußerung in der Kommunikation als Feststellung oder als Aufforderung?)
  2. „Denkbar wäre auch ihre Behandlung im Rahmen einer lexikologischen Stilistik als Teildisziplin der Pragmalinguistik.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pragmalinguistik"?
"Pragmalinguistik" is spelled P-R-A-G-M-A-L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk].
What does "Pragmalinguistik" mean?
As a noun, "Pragmalinguistik" means: Disziplin, deren Gegenstand die Sprachverwendung ist. Sie betrachtet Sprechen/Schreiben als Handlung.
How do you pronounce "Pragmalinguistik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pragmalinguistik" is [ˌpʁaɡmalɪŋˈɡu̯ɪstɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pragmalinguistik" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list