Votivkreuz
[voˈtiːfˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“Votivkreuz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - privates, öffentliches Kreuz als Einlösung eines Gelübdes, Versprechens und zum Dank
Corpus desk
Index DE-votivkreuz · Votivkreuz · German
Votivkreuz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Votivkreuz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [voˈtiːfˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Votivkreuz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Votivkreuz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [voˈtiːfˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "privates, öffentliches Kreuz als Einlösung eines Gelübdes, Versprechens und zum Dank".
Votivkreuz has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Votivkreuz, spelled V-O-T-I-V-K-R-E-U-Z.
Definition
- 1privates, öffentliches Kreuz als Einlösung eines Gelübdes, Versprechens und zum Dank
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Votivkreuz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Votivkreuze: Diese Kreuze sind Aufgrund einem Verlöbnis, aus einem Versprechen oder einem Gelübde aufgestellt worden. In diesen Votivkreuzen begegnet man der Lebens- und Leidgeschichte der Menschen, die zu einer Glaubens- und Dankgeschichte geworden sind.“
„Auf dem Weg zur Heide passiert man am Törchen der Ringmauer ein Votivkreuz von 1738.“
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.