Aufsichtsratschef

[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf]

/[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Aufsichtsratschef” is uncommon German (frequency #66,000 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,000
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die den Vorsitz im Aufsichtsrat innehat

Key facts for Aufsichtsratschef
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufsichtsratschef
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf]
Letters17
Frequency rank#66,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aufsichtsratschef” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aufsichtsratschef lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aufsichtsratschef is uncommon German at frequency #66,000 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die den Vorsitz im Aufsichtsrat innehat".

Aufsichtsratschef has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Aufsichtsratschef, spelled A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T-S-R-A-T-S-C-H-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die den Vorsitz im Aufsichtsrat innehat

Synonyms

Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender

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 "Aufsichtsratschef"?
"Aufsichtsratschef" is spelled A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T-S-R-A-T-S-C-H-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf].
What does "Aufsichtsratschef" mean?
As a noun, "Aufsichtsratschef" means: Person, die den Vorsitz im Aufsichtsrat innehat
How do you pronounce "Aufsichtsratschef"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufsichtsratschef" is [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufsichtsratschef" come from?
"Aufsichtsratschef" 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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Using “Aufsichtsratschef”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-I-C-H-T-S-R-A-T-S-C-H-E-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fzɪçt͡sʁaːt͡sˌʃɛf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list