Sekundenzeiger
[zeˈkʊndn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ]
The verdict
“Sekundenzeiger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeiger einer Uhr, der die Sekunden anzeigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sekundenzeiger · Sekundenzeiger · German
Sekundenzeiger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Sekundenzeiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zeˈkʊndn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sekundenzeiger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sekundenzeiger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈkʊndn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeiger einer Uhr, der die Sekunden anzeigt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sekundenzeiger in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sekundenzeiger, spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-E-N-Z-E-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Zeiger einer Uhr, der die Sekunden anzeigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sekundenzeiger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er sah auf den Sekundenzeiger; er glaubte, sie sei stehengeblieben.“
„Die Sekundenzeiger umliefen die letzte Minute vor zwei Uhr früh.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.