Zirkumflex
[ˈt͡sɪʁkʊmflɛks]
The verdict
“Zirkumflex” 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) - diakritisches Zeichen verschiedener Sprachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zirkumflex · Zirkumflex · German
Zirkumflex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Zirkumflex |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪʁkʊmflɛks] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zirkumflex“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zirkumflex is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪʁkʊmflɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diakritisches Zeichen verschiedener Sprachen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Zirkumflex in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zirkumflex, spelled Z-I-R-K-U-M-F-L-E-X.
Definition
- 1diakritisches Zeichen verschiedener Sprachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zirkumflex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Walisischen wird das W sowohl als Konsonant (vor Vokalen und am Wortanfang) als auch als Vokal gebraucht und kann entsprechend den Vokalverlängerungsregeln daher auch mit einem Zirkumflex (ˆ) versehen werden.“
„[Der Hatschek] ist ein nach oben offener Winkel (umgekehrtes Dach) über dem Buchstaben, das optische Gegenstück zum Zirkumflex.“
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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.