Tachometer
[taxoˈmeːtɐ]
The verdict
“Tachometer” 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) - Instrument, das die Geschwindigkeit misst/angibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-tachometer · Tachometer · German
Tachometer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Tachometer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [taxoˈmeːtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tachometer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tachometer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [taxoˈmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument, das die Geschwindigkeit misst/angibt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tachometer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tachometer, spelled T-A-C-H-O-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Instrument, das die Geschwindigkeit misst/angibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tachometer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Tachometer zeigt schließlich hundertundsechzig.“
„Als ich vorgestern vom Tachometer auf die Straße sah, musste ich feststellen, dass ich mich schon weit außerhalb Münchens befand und es nicht mehr weit bis Augsburg sein konnte.“
This word in other languages
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.