Signalhorn
[zɪˈɡnaːlˌhɔʁn]
The verdict
“Signalhorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät/Instrument, mit dem etwas akustisch angezeigt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-signalhorn · Signalhorn · German
Signalhorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Signalhorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɪˈɡnaːlˌhɔʁn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Signalhorn” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Signalhorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɪˈɡnaːlˌhɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät/Instrument, mit dem etwas akustisch angezeigt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Signalhorn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Signalhorn, spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-H-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1Gerät/Instrument, mit dem etwas akustisch angezeigt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Signalhorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lange bevor es Signalhörner aus Metall gab, nutzten Hirten, Nachtwächter und Jäger schon im Mittelalter das Hifthorn, das anfangs aus einem Rinderhorn bestand.“
This word in other languages
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