Sammelbegriff

[ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf]

/[ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sammelbegriff” is uncommon German (frequency #50,019 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,019
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Begriff, der Dinge mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften oder ähnlichen Funktionen in einem Begriff zusammenfasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-sammelbegriff · Sammelbegriff · German

Sammelbegriff · rank #50,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,019
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saucen

Nearest frequency peer: Saucen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sammelbegriff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sammelbegriff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sammelbegriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordSammelbegriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sammelbegriff“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sammelbegrifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Saucen“ (#50,020), „sakralen“ (#50,017), „saarländische“ (#50,016). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sammelbegriff“ bei #50,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sammelbegriff is uncommon German at frequency #50,019 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Begriff, der Dinge mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften oder ähnlichen Funktionen in einem Begriff zusammenfasst".

Sammelbegriff has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sammelbegriff, spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-B-E-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Begriff, der Dinge mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften oder ähnlichen Funktionen in einem Begriff zusammenfasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Werkzeug ist ein Sammelbegriff für Gegenstände wie ein Schraubenzieher, eine Zange und ein Hammer.

Synonyms

KollektivumSammelbezeichnung

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sammelbegriff"?
"Sammelbegriff" is spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-B-E-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf].
What does "Sammelbegriff" mean?
As a noun, "Sammelbegriff" means: Begriff, der Dinge mit ähnlichen Eigenschaften oder ähnlichen Funktionen in einem Begriff zusammenfasst
How do you pronounce "Sammelbegriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sammelbegriff" is [ˈzaml̩bəˌɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sammelbegriff" come from?
"Sammelbegriff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sammelbegriff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saarländische#50,016Schlüsselbund#50,025Quantenphysik#49,988Pfandflaschen#49,951

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list