Alleinstellungsmerkmal

/alˈaɪnʃtɛlʊŋsmɛɐkmaːl/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Alleinstellungsmerkmale

Meaning

  1. unique selling point, personal brand trait

    Built from Alleinstellung (uniqueness, standing out) + Merkmal (feature, characteristic).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Alleinstellung uniqueness, standing out
  • Merkmal feature, characteristic

Practice

1 What does Alleinstellungsmerkmal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr ___ ist die Kombination aus Design und Programmierung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Alleinstellungsmerkmal?

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