Querschnitt

/[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,902

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Querschnitt is aGermannoun. It means: ebener Schnitt eines Körpers im Winkel von 90° zu dessen Längsachse Pronounced [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt].

Key facts for Querschnitt
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuerschnitt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,902
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Querschnitt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Querschnitt is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,902 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Querschnitt, with forms such as "qeurschnitt", "qquerschnitt", and "quercshnitt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 Querschnitt, spelled Q-U-E-R-S-C-H-N-I-T-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ebener Schnitt eines Körpers im Winkel von 90° zu dessen Längsachse
  2. 2
    möglichst repräsentative Auswahl/Zusammenfassung aus einer Gesamtheit

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeurschnitt,qquerschnitt,quercshnitt,querrschnitt,querscchnitt,querschhnitt,querschintt,querschnit,querschnnitt,querschntit,querscnhitt,quershcnitt,quersschnitt,quesrchnitt,qureschnitt,uqerschnitt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Querschnitt

Misspelling Variants of "Querschnitt"

qeurschnitt11qquerschnitt12quercshnitt11querrschnitt12querscchnitt12querschhnitt12querschintt11querschnit10
Misspelling Variants of "Querschnitt"

Frequency rank: #14,902 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Querschnitt"?
"Querschnitt" is spelled Q-U-E-R-S-C-H-N-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt].
What does "Querschnitt" mean?
As a noun, "Querschnitt" means: ebener Schnitt eines Körpers im Winkel von 90° zu dessen Längsachse
What are common misspellings of "Querschnitt"?
Common misspellings include "qeurschnitt", "qquerschnitt", "quercshnitt", "querrschnitt", "querscchnitt". The correct spelling is "Querschnitt".
How do you pronounce "Querschnitt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Querschnitt" is [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃnɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Querschnitt" come from?
"Querschnitt" 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.