auditor
[ˈaʊ̯dɪtɔr]
The verdict
“auditor” is uncommon German (frequency #57,671 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,671
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die ein Audit durchführt; Auditor, Wirtschaftsprüfer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auditor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯dɪtɔr] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auditor” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auditor is uncommon German at frequency #57,671 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯dɪtɔr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auditor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auditor, spelled A-U-D-I-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die ein Audit durchführt; Auditor, Wirtschaftsprüfer
- 2Mitglied eines Militärgerichts; Auditor
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.
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Using “auditor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-D-I-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯dɪtɔr] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.