tausendjährig
[ˈtaʊ̯zn̩tˌjɛːʁɪç]
The verdict
“tausendjährig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tausend Jahre alt; seit mindestens tausend Jahren existierend
Corpus desk
Index DE-tausendjahrig · tausendjährig · German
tausendjährig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | tausendjährig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩tˌjɛːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tausendjährig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tausendjährig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩tˌjɛːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tausendjährig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tausendjährig, spelled T-A-U-S-E-N-D-J-Ä-H-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1tausend Jahre alt; seit mindestens tausend Jahren existierend
- 2tausend Jahre dauernd; sich mindestens über einen Zeitraum von tausend Jahren erstreckend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tausendjährig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Was sind das für riesenhafte Bäume, die man jetzt zerstreut hier stehen sieht? Die müssen doch über tausendjährig sein!« / »Das sind Gingkobäume, die allerdings uralt werden. Man ißt den Kern ihrer Nüsse.«“
„Ein glühendes Hünengrab, das unter schmelzenden Felsbrocken die tausendjährige Geschichte eines heldenhaften Geschlechtes begrub – und mit ihr den letzten dieses Geschlechtes.“
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.