Kennzeichen
\kɛnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\
The verdict
“Kennzeichen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signe distinctif, marque distinctive.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kennzeichen · Kennzeichen · French
Kennzeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kennzeichen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɛnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kennzeichen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɛnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kennzeichen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Kennzeichen, spelled K-E-N-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Signe distinctif, marque distinctive.
- 2Identificateur / identifiant, code, clef permettant d’identifier un objet, notamment un document.
- 3Plaque d’immatriculation d’un véhicule, ou tout autre code d’immatriculation apposé sur la coque d’un bateau, d’un aéronef, etc.
- 4Tout signe distinctif, nom, logo ou autre attribut protégé en tant que marque commerciale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kennzeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft ermitteln gegen Daniel Halemba, 22, wegen des Verdachts der Volksverhetzung und des Verwendens von Kennzeichen verfassungsfeindlicher und terroristischer Organisationen.
Mit der Option GERÄTE ID läßt sich dem Defibrillator ein eindeutiges Gerätekennzeichen zuordnen, das am Anfang eines jeden Berichts mit ausgedruckt wird. Das Kennzeichen kann bis zu 20 Zeichen lang sein, wobei jedes anzeigbare Zeichen gewählt werden kann.
Synonyms
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.