Quellensprache

/[ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə]/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Language

German

word origin

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Quellensprache is aGermannoun. It means: die Sprache, aus der ein Wort oder eine sonstige sprachliche Einheit in eine andere übernommen wird Pronounced [ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə].

Key facts for Quellensprache
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuellensprache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Quellensprache is not present in the top-100,000 ranked German corpus, typical for technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary.

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Quellensprache is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Quellensprache in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Quellensprache, spelled Q-U-E-L-L-E-N-S-P-R-A-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sprache, aus der ein Wort oder eine sonstige sprachliche Einheit in eine andere übernommen wird
  2. 2
    die Sprache, aus der in eine andere Sprache, die Zielsprache, übersetzt wird/wurde

Synonyms

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Quellensprache"?
"Quellensprache" is spelled Q-U-E-L-L-E-N-S-P-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə].
What does "Quellensprache" mean?
As a noun, "Quellensprache" means: die Sprache, aus der ein Wort oder eine sonstige sprachliche Einheit in eine andere übernommen wird
How do you pronounce "Quellensprache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Quellensprache" is [ˈkvɛlənˌʃpʁaːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Quellensprache" come from?
"Quellensprache" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.