Semikolon

[zemiˈkoːlɔn]

/[zemiˈkoːlɔn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Semikolon” is uncommon German (frequency #90,884 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,884
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Satzzeichen, das zwei selbstständige Sätze trennt

Corpus desk

Index DE-semikolon · Semikolon · German

Semikolon · rank #90,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,884
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sekretäre

Nearest frequency peer: Sekretäre (-2 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 „Semikolon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Semikolon
PropertyValue
HeadwordSemikolon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zemiˈkoːlɔn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Semikolon“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sekretäre“ (#90,882), „Senkel“ (#90,886), „Sensen“ (#90,887). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Semikolon“ bei #90,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Semikolon is uncommon German at frequency #90,884 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zemiˈkoːlɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Satzzeichen, das zwei selbstständige Sätze trennt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Semikolon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Semikolon, spelled S-E-M-I-K-O-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Satzzeichen, das zwei selbstständige Sätze trennt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Semikolon ist ein Satzzeichen: ;
  2. „Kommata und oft auch Semikola zwischen Äquivalenten einer Bedeutungsangabe sind für Wörterbuchbenutzer insofern tückisch, weil sie nicht das signalisieren, was sprachüblich ist.“

Synonyms

Strichpunkt

Antonyms

AusrufezeichenFragezeichenKommaPunkt

This word in other languages

semicolon(English)punto y coma(Español)point-virgule(Français)

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 "Semikolon"?
"Semikolon" is spelled S-E-M-I-K-O-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zemiˈkoːlɔn].
What does "Semikolon" mean?
As a noun, "Semikolon" means: Satzzeichen, das zwei selbstständige Sätze trennt
How do you pronounce "Semikolon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Semikolon" is [zemiˈkoːlɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Semikolon" come from?
"Semikolon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sekretäre#90,882Setzlinge#90,890Schwangau#90,866Slideshow#90,906

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list