Taschenuhr

[ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯]

/[ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Taschenuhr” is uncommon German (frequency #62,903 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,903
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Uhr, die in einer Tasche der Kleidung (Westentasche) getragen werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-taschenuhr · Taschenuhr · German

Taschenuhr · rank #62,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,903
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tanzpartner

Nearest frequency peer: Tanzpartner (-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 „Taschenuhr“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taschenuhr
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschenuhr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taschenuhr“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tanzpartner“ (#62,902), „talon“ (#62,901), „technique“ (#62,905). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taschenuhr“ bei #62,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taschenuhr is uncommon German at frequency #62,903 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Uhr, die in einer Tasche der Kleidung (Westentasche) getragen werden kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Taschenuhr in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Taschenuhr, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-U-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Uhr, die in einer Tasche der Kleidung (Westentasche) getragen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Taschenuhren hängen meist an einer Kette und waren schon früher bekannt.
  2. „Smoaks zog seine Taschenuhr hervor.“

Synonyms

Sackuhr

Antonyms

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); 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 "Taschenuhr"?
"Taschenuhr" is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-U-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯].
What does "Taschenuhr" mean?
As a noun, "Taschenuhr" means: kleine Uhr, die in einer Tasche der Kleidung (Westentasche) getragen werden kann
How do you pronounce "Taschenuhr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taschenuhr" is [ˈtaʃənˌʔuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taschenuhr" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list