Strukturwort

[ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]

/[ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Strukturwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das keine lexikalische Bedeutung hat, sondern nur eine grammatische

Corpus desk

Index DE-strukturwort · Strukturwort · German

Strukturwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Strukturwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrukturwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strukturwort“ im Deutschen

Strukturwortsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strukturwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das keine lexikalische Bedeutung hat, sondern nur eine grammatische".

Strukturwort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Strukturwort, spelled S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wort, das keine lexikalische Bedeutung hat, sondern nur eine grammatische

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu den Strukturwörtern gehören im Deutschen die Konjunktionen und die Subjunktionen, die Artikel, Pronomen und Präpositionen.
  2. „Die Abgrenzung zwischen den Strukturwörtern und den Inhaltswörtern mag zwar nicht wirklich trennscharf sein, außer man setzt schon eine bestimmte Logik voraus.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Strukturwort"?
"Strukturwort" is spelled S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt].
What does "Strukturwort" mean?
As a noun, "Strukturwort" means: Wort, das keine lexikalische Bedeutung hat, sondern nur eine grammatische
How do you pronounce "Strukturwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strukturwort" is [ʃtʁʊkˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strukturwort" come from?
"Strukturwort" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list