Warnsignal

[ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl]

/[ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Warnsignal” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,934 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,934
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vereinbartes Zeichen, das vor einer Gefahr warnt

Key facts for Warnsignal
PropertyValue
HeadwordWarnsignal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,934
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Warnsignal” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Warnsignal lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Warnsignal is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,934 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for Warnsignal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Warnsignal, spelled W-A-R-N-S-I-G-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    vereinbartes Zeichen, das vor einer Gefahr warnt
  2. 2
    Anzeichen, Symptom, das als Hinweis auf etwas Drohendes/Unerwünschtes gewertet werden kann

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Warnsignal"?
"Warnsignal" is spelled W-A-R-N-S-I-G-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl].
What does "Warnsignal" mean?
As a noun, "Warnsignal" means: vereinbartes Zeichen, das vor einer Gefahr warnt
How do you pronounce "Warnsignal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Warnsignal" is [ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Warnsignal" come from?
"Warnsignal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Warnsignal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-R-N-S-I-G-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaʁnzɪˌɡnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list