Amtsnachfolger
[ˈamt͡snaːxˌfɔlɡɐ]
The verdict
“Amtsnachfolger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die nach einer anderen ein öffentliches Amt innehat
Corpus desk
Index DE-amtsnachfolger · Amtsnachfolger · German
Amtsnachfolger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Amtsnachfolger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamt͡snaːxˌfɔlɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amtsnachfolger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amtsnachfolger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈamt͡snaːxˌfɔlɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die nach einer anderen ein öffentliches Amt innehat".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Amtsnachfolger in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Amtsnachfolger, spelled A-M-T-S-N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die nach einer anderen ein öffentliches Amt innehat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Amtsnachfolger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ex-Präsident Bill Clinton rief unterdessen gemeinsam mit seinen beiden Amtsnachfolgern zur Hilfe für Haiti auf.“
Antonyms
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.