Taufname
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]
The verdict
“Taufname” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorname, den man bei der (christlichen) Taufe erhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-taufname · Taufname · German
Taufname · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Taufname |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯fˌnaːmə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taufname“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taufname is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯fˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorname, den man bei der (christlichen) Taufe erhält".
Zero misspellings are on record for Taufname in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Taufname, spelled T-A-U-F-N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Vorname, den man bei der (christlichen) Taufe erhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taufname appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hört auf den Taufnamen Christian.
Beim Adel und bei der Ritterschaft finden wir fremde Taufnamen vom Beginn des 13. Jahrh. an, bald auch bei dem nachahmungsbeflissenen Stadtvolk.
Antonyms
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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.