Symbolfoto

[zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto]

/[zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto]/ noun

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The verdict

“Symbolfoto” is uncommon German (frequency #92,277 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,277
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fotografie, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-symbolfoto · Symbolfoto · German

Symbolfoto · rank #92,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,277
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH symphonische

Nearest frequency peer: symphonische (+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 „Symbolfoto“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Symbolfoto
PropertyValue
HeadwordSymbolfoto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Symbolfoto“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Symbolfotofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „symphonische“ (#92,278), „Supersportwagen“ (#92,275), „synopsis“ (#92,279). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Symbolfoto“ bei #92,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Symbolfoto is uncommon German at frequency #92,277 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fotografie, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Symbolfoto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Symbolfoto, spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-F-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fotografie, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Bild der US-Fotoagentur Getty zeigt das Mädchen, wie es weinend zu einem US-Grenzschützer hochblickt, der der Mutter gegenübersteht. Es wurde zum Symbolfoto der menschlichen Dramen, die sich an der Grenze zu Mexiko abspielen.“

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 "Symbolfoto"?
"Symbolfoto" is spelled S-Y-M-B-O-L-F-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto].
What does "Symbolfoto" mean?
As a noun, "Symbolfoto" means: Fotografie, die etwas (Sachverhalt, Situation) symbolisch veranschaulichen soll, aber nicht die wirkliche Situation darstellt
How do you pronounce "Symbolfoto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Symbolfoto" is [zʏmˈboːlˌfoːto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Symbolfoto" come from?
"Symbolfoto" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subsumiert#92,273stringente#92,269Strafsenat#92,267strafbares#92,265

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list