Zeichensetzung
[ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zeichensetzung” is uncommon German (frequency #57,589 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,589
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verwendung der Satz- und Wortzeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeichensetzung · Zeichensetzung · German
Zeichensetzung · rank #57,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,589
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zarin
Nearest frequency peer: Zarin (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zeichensetzung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- yun
yun
42,415 corpus weight
- Zarin
Zarin
42,413 corpus weight
- Zeichensetz…
Zeichensetzung
42,412 corpus weight
- Zeitzeuge
Zeitzeuge
42,411 corpus weight
- Zeitzonen
Zeitzonen
42,410 corpus weight
- zerquetscht
zerquetscht
42,409 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeichensetzung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeichensetzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌzɛt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #57,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeichensetzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zeichensetzung is uncommon German at frequency #57,589 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯çn̩ˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verwendung der Satz- und Wortzeichen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeichensetzung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zeichensetzung, spelled Z-E-I-C-H-E-N-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verwendung der Satz- und Wortzeichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeichensetzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rechtschreibregeln enthalten auch Regeln für die Zeichensetzung.
„Seine Eintragungen im Logbuch entsprachen, was Rechtschreibung und die Zeichensetzung betraf, nicht den Regeln, doch das gilt für viele schriftliche Zeugnisse der damaligen Zeit.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).