Tintenstift
[ˈtɪntn̩ˌʃtɪft]
The verdict
“Tintenstift” 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) - ein Schreibstift mit einer tintenartigen Mine
Corpus desk
Index DE-tintenstift · Tintenstift · German
Tintenstift · 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 | Tintenstift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɪntn̩ˌʃtɪft] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tintenstift“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tintenstift is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɪntn̩ˌʃtɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Schreibstift mit einer tintenartigen Mine".
No misspelling variants are generated for Tintenstift in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tintenstift, spelled T-I-N-T-E-N-S-T-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1ein Schreibstift mit einer tintenartigen Mine
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tintenstift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mein Tagebuch war mit Tintenstift geschrieben, nun sind die Eintragungen verwischt, davongeschwemmt.“
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.