threshold
[ˈθreʃ(ˌh)əʊld]
The verdict
“threshold” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Türschwelle, Schwelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-threshold · threshold · German
threshold · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | threshold |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈθreʃ(ˌh)əʊld] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „threshold“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
threshold is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈθreʃ(ˌh)əʊld]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for threshold, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 threshold, spelled T-H-R-E-S-H-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1die Türschwelle, Schwelle
- 2der Anfang, Beginn, die Schwelle, Grenze, Hürde
- 3der Schwellenwert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how threshold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Men were not allowed to cross the threshold.
We are standing on the threshold of a new age.
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.