Assyrer

[aˈsyːʁɐ]

/[aˈsyːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Assyrer” is uncommon German (frequency #63,115 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,115
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volk, das im Altertum im mittleren und Nord-Mesopotamien (dem heutigen Irak, damals: Assyrien) lebte.

Corpus desk

Index DE-assyrer · Assyrer · German

Assyrer · rank #63,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,115
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arteriosklero…

Nearest frequency peer: Arteriosklerose (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Assyrer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Assyrer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Assyrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordAssyrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈsyːʁɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Assyrer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Assyrerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arteriosklerose“ (#63,114), „Asylant“ (#63,116), „aufbieten“ (#63,117). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Assyrer“ bei #63,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Assyrer is uncommon German at frequency #63,115 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈsyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Assyrer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 German form is Assyrer, spelled A-S-S-Y-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volk, das im Altertum im mittleren und Nord-Mesopotamien (dem heutigen Irak, damals: Assyrien) lebte.
  2. 2
    Gruppe von Ostchristen, ihrem eigenen Selbstverständnis nach Angehörige des Volks der Assyrer [1]
  3. 3
    einzelner männlicher Angehöriger der [1] oder [2]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Assyrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unter ihrem König Asarhaddon eroberten die Assyrer sogar Ägypten.
  2. Die Assyrer leben seit fast 5000 Jahren hier.

This word in other languages

Assyrian(English)asirio(Español)Assyriens(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Assyrer"?
"Assyrer" is spelled A-S-S-Y-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈsyːʁɐ].
What does "Assyrer" mean?
As a noun, "Assyrer" means: Volk, das im Altertum im mittleren und Nord-Mesopotamien (dem heutigen Irak, damals: Assyrien) lebte.
How do you pronounce "Assyrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Assyrer" is [aˈsyːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Assyrer" come from?
"Assyrer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Assyrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Asylant#63,116auflegt#63,122Annonce#63,106auslegt#63,126

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list