Textgattung
[ˈtɛkstˌɡatʊŋ]
The verdict
“Textgattung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Klasse von Texten literarischer oder sonstiger Art
Corpus desk
Index DE-textgattung · Textgattung · German
Textgattung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Textgattung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛkstˌɡatʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Textgattung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Textgattung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛkstˌɡatʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Klasse von Texten literarischer oder sonstiger Art".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Textgattung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Textgattung, spelled T-E-X-T-G-A-T-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Klasse von Texten literarischer oder sonstiger Art
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Textgattung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenigstens drei Textgattungen werden unterschieden: Drama, Lyrik und Epik.
Der Begriff Textgattung wird aber z.T. auch auf die einzelnen literarischen Kategorien wie Ode angewendet, aber auch auf nichtliterarische Textklassen.
Synonyms
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.