Trennstrich
[ˈtʁɛnˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Trennstrich” 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) - Wortzeichen, das die Form eines Bindestrichs hat und dazu verwendet wird, einen Wortteil, der nicht mehr in eine Zeile passt, abzutrennen und in die folgende Zeile zu verschieben
Corpus desk
Index DE-trennstrich · Trennstrich · German
Trennstrich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Trennstrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɛnˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trennstrich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trennstrich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɛnˌʃtʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wortzeichen, das die Form eines Bindestrichs hat und dazu verwendet wird, einen Wortteil, der nicht mehr in eine Zeile passt, abzutrennen und in die folgende Zeile zu verschieben".
No misspelling variants are generated for Trennstrich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Trennstrich, spelled T-R-E-N-N-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Wortzeichen, das die Form eines Bindestrichs hat und dazu verwendet wird, einen Wortteil, der nicht mehr in eine Zeile passt, abzutrennen und in die folgende Zeile zu verschieben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Trennstrich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Steht ein Bindestrich am Zeilenende, dann gilt er zugleich als Trennstrich.“
Antonyms
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.