Zirkelschluss
[ˈt͡sɪʁkl̩ˌʃlʊs]
The verdict
“Zirkelschluss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - logischer Beweisversuch, bei dem man bereits in einer Prämisse der späteren Konklusion zustimmen muss
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Index DE-zirkelschluss · Zirkelschluss · German
Zirkelschluss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zirkelschluss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪʁkl̩ˌʃlʊs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zirkelschluss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zirkelschluss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪʁkl̩ˌʃlʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "logischer Beweisversuch, bei dem man bereits in einer Prämisse der späteren Konklusion zustimmen muss".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zirkelschluss in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 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 Zirkelschluss, spelled Z-I-R-K-E-L-S-C-H-L-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1logischer Beweisversuch, bei dem man bereits in einer Prämisse der späteren Konklusion zustimmen muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zirkelschluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Zirkelschluss ist meist formallogisch korrekt, aber inhaltlich und beweistechnisch von keinerlei Wert.
Die Aussage „Der Papst liebt die Wahrheit über alles! Also lügt der Papst nie!“ ist ein klassischer Zirkelschluss.
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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.