German
German defined in German, taken from the German Wiktionary. Definitions and synonyms only: nothing is translated. Includes an inflection index.
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Coverage
How many of the most common words in the source language this dictionary can actually resolve, counting words reached through the inflection index.
| Frequency band | Found | As headword | Via inflection | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| top 1,000 | 992 | 724 | 268 | 99.2% |
| top 5,000 | 4,772 | 3,320 | 1,452 | 95.44% |
| top 10,000 | 9,299 | 6,197 | 3,102 | 92.99% |
| top 50,000 | 40,979 | 23,671 | 17,308 | 81.96% |
Measured against OpenSubtitles 2018 German top 50k (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
What is in an entry
| Entries with a synonym | 58,920 (32.39%) |
| Entries with a definition and no synonym | 122,994 |
| Entries with a usage example | 167,072 (91.84%) |
| Entries with inflected forms | 165,903 (91.2%) |
| Entries with pronunciation | 179,416 |
| Senses | 241,236 |
| Mean definition length | 61 characters |
| Mean synonyms per entry | 0.81 |
This dictionary defines a language in itself, so nothing in it is translated. An entry counted as “definition only” has a definition but no synonym listed, which is the normal case for most words.
Sources and licence
| Source | Licence | Credit |
|---|---|---|
wikt-de-def | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | German Wiktionary via kaikki.org (wiktextract) |
wikt-de-en | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | English Wiktionary (German entries) via kaikki.org (wiktextract) |
Bundled under CC-BY-SA-4.0, the least restrictive licence that covers every source above. Each source’s own terms are reproduced in the ATTRIBUTION file inside the download.