semantisches Merkmal
[zeˌmantɪʃəs ˈmɛʁkmaːl]
The verdict
“semantisches Merkmal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinster, nicht weiter zerlegbarer Bestandteil der Bedeutung eines Wortes oder Morphems
Corpus desk
Index DE-semantisches-merkmal · semantisches Merkmal · German
semantisches Merkmal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 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 | semantisches Merkmal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [zeˌmantɪʃəs ˈmɛʁkmaːl] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „semantisches Merkmal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
semantisches Merkmal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [zeˌmantɪʃəs ˈmɛʁkmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinster, nicht weiter zerlegbarer Bestandteil der Bedeutung eines Wortes oder Morphems".
No generated misspelling entries exist for semantisches Merkmal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 semantisches Merkmal, spelled S-E-M-A-N-T-I-S-C-H-E-S- -M-E-R-K-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1kleinster, nicht weiter zerlegbarer Bestandteil der Bedeutung eines Wortes oder Morphems
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how semantisches Merkmal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[erwachsen], [weiblich] sind semantische Merkmale, die zur Beschreibung der Bedeutung von Wörtern wie "Frau" oder "Löwin" verwendet werden können.
Die Menge der semantischen Merkmale eines Wortes oder Morphems bildet ihr Semem, ihre Bedeutung.
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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.