Quarzuhr
[ˈkvaʁt͡sˌʔuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Quarzuhr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Uhr, deren Zeittakt von der Schwingung eines Quarzoszillators abgeleitet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-quarzuhr · Quarzuhr · German
Quarzuhr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | Quarzuhr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvaʁt͡sˌʔuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Quarzuhr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Quarzuhr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvaʁt͡sˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uhr, deren Zeittakt von der Schwingung eines Quarzoszillators abgeleitet wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Quarzuhr in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Quarzuhr, spelled Q-U-A-R-Z-U-H-R.
Definition
- 1Uhr, deren Zeittakt von der Schwingung eines Quarzoszillators abgeleitet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Quarzuhr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quarzuhren sind sehr genau gehende Uhren, die preisgünstiger herzustellen sind als genaue mechanische Uhren.
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.