Symbolfigur
[zʏmˈboːlfiˌɡuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Symbolfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #68,736 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,736
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die stellvertretend/vorbildhaft für etwas steht
Corpus desk
Index DE-symbolfigur · Symbolfigur · German
Symbolfigur · rank #68,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,736
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Szenarios
Nearest frequency peer: Szenarios (+1 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 „Symbolfigur“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- surveillance
surveillance
31,269 corpus weight
- Symbolfigur
Symbolfigur
31,265 corpus weight
- Szenarios
Szenarios
31,264 corpus weight
- Südasien
Südasien
31,263 corpus weight
- südliches
südliches
31,262 corpus weight
- Südspitze
Südspitze
31,261 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Symbolfigur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Symbolfigur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zʏmˈboːlfiˌɡuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Symbolfigur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Symbolfigur is uncommon German at frequency #68,736 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏmˈboːlfiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die stellvertretend/vorbildhaft für etwas steht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Symbolfigur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Symbolfigur, spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-F-I-G-U-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die stellvertretend/vorbildhaft für etwas steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Symbolfigur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zur ihrer Symbolfigur wurde der Reichstagsabgeordnete Karl Liebknecht.“
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.
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