Saiteninstrument
[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ʔɪnstʁuˌmɛnt]
The verdict
“Saiteninstrument” 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) - Musikinstrument, bei dem die Töne durch meist mehrere schwingende Saiten erzeugt werden
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Index DE-saiteninstrument · Saiteninstrument · German
Saiteninstrument · 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 "S" 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 | Saiteninstrument |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ʔɪnstʁuˌmɛnt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Saiteninstrument“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Saiteninstrument is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ʔɪnstʁuˌmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Musikinstrument, bei dem die Töne durch meist mehrere schwingende Saiten erzeugt werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Saiteninstrument, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Saiteninstrument, spelled S-A-I-T-E-N-I-N-S-T-R-U-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Musikinstrument, bei dem die Töne durch meist mehrere schwingende Saiten erzeugt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Saiteninstrument appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er würde lieber ein Saiteninstrument erlernen.
„Die Pferde von der Station gehen auf der Wiese umher und knabbern hier und dort ein wenig Gras, ein Stück weiter an einer Hauswand spielt jemand auf einem Saiteninstrument und singt dazu.“
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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.