vigesimal
[viɡeziˈmaːl]
The verdict
“vigesimal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - auf die Zahl zwanzig als Basis bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vigesimal · vigesimal · German
vigesimal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vigesimal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [viɡeziˈmaːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vigesimal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vigesimal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [viɡeziˈmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf die Zahl zwanzig als Basis bezogen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vigesimal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vigesimal, spelled V-I-G-E-S-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1auf die Zahl zwanzig als Basis bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vigesimal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So zählten die Azteken Mexikos und die Maya Yukatans nach dem vigesimalen Zahlensystem und hatten dementsprechend eigene Wörter für 20, 20 × 20 = 400 und 20 × 20 × 20 = 8000.“
„Wie läßt sich dann aber das Auftreten der quinären und vigesimalen Systeme erklären?“
This word in other languages
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.