Zeichenkette
[ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌkɛtə]
The verdict
“Zeichenkette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Folge von Zeichen eines bestimmten Zeichensatzes
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeichenkette · Zeichenkette · German
Zeichenkette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zeichenkette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌkɛtə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeichenkette“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeichenkette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌkɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zeichenkette, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeichenkette, spelled Z-E-I-C-H-E-N-K-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Folge von Zeichen eines bestimmten Zeichensatzes
- 2Datentyp mancher Programmiersprachen zur Speicherung von Zeichenketten^([1])
- 3Instanz des Datentyps Zeichenkette^([2])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeichenkette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Hallo Welt!" ist eine Zeichenkette aus elf Zeichen.
In der Variable s kann kein Wahrheitswert gespeichert werden, weil s vom Typ Zeichenkette ist.
Antonyms
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.