Sekundentakt

[zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt]

/[zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sekundentakt” is uncommon German (frequency #87,045 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,045
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die Sekunde genaue Taktung, vor allem zur Abrechnung von Telefongesprächen oder Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekundentakt · Sekundentakt · German

Sekundentakt · rank #87,045 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,045
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seitenflügel

Nearest frequency peer: Seitenflügel (-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 „Sekundentakt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sekundentakt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSekundentakt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,045
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sekundentakt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sekundentaktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seitenflügel“ (#87,044), „selbstgemachter“ (#87,046), „Selbstheilung“ (#87,047). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sekundentakt“ bei #87,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sekundentakt is uncommon German at frequency #87,045 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Sekundentakt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sekundentakt, spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-E-N-T-A-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die Sekunde genaue Taktung, vor allem zur Abrechnung von Telefongesprächen oder Ähnlichem
  2. 2
    in kurzer Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Besonders ärgerlich ist die Veränderung deswegen, da bisher in die deutschen Mobilfunknetze nicht nur ein günstiger Preis von 13,50 Ct/Min. galt, sondern auch der faire und kundenfreundliche Sekundentakt.“
  2. „Börsendeals werden heute im Sekundentakt abgewickelt.“

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 "Sekundentakt"?
"Sekundentakt" is spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-E-N-T-A-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt].
What does "Sekundentakt" mean?
As a noun, "Sekundentakt" means: auf die Sekunde genaue Taktung, vor allem zur Abrechnung von Telefongesprächen oder Ähnlichem
How do you pronounce "Sekundentakt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sekundentakt" is [zeˈkʊndn̩ˌtakt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sekundentakt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seitenflügel#87,044Schwindsucht#87,035schweigenden#87,032Schwachköpfe#87,029

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list