tečka

[ˈtɛt͡ʃka]

/[ˈtɛt͡ʃka]/ noun

The verdict

“tečka” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Fleck; Punkt, Tüpfelchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tecka · tečka · German

tečka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for tečka
PropertyValue
Headwordtečka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛt͡ʃka]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tečka“ im Deutschen

tečkasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tečka is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛt͡ʃka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tečka, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is tečka, spelled T-E-Č-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Fleck; Punkt, Tüpfelchen
  2. 2
    Satzzeichen, das das Ende eines Aussagesatzes kennzeichnet, eine Abkürzung abschließt oder auch eine andere Bedeutung haben kann; Punkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Chceme-li vyhrát válku,“ říkal na svých inspekcích po četnických stanicích, „musí a být a b - b, všude musí být tečka na i“.
  2. Tečka je interpunkční znaménko, které se používá k ukončování jednotlivých vět.

Synonyms

bodpuntík

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tečka"?
"tečka" is spelled T-E-Č-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛt͡ʃka].
What does "tečka" mean?
As a noun, "tečka" means: kleiner Fleck; Punkt, Tüpfelchen
How do you pronounce "tečka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tečka" is [ˈtɛt͡ʃka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tečka" come from?
"tečka" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list