Autodieb

[ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp]

/[ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autodieb” is uncommon German (frequency #99,510 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,510
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Auto an sich nimmt, um es sich widerrechtlich anzueignen

Corpus desk

Index DE-autodieb · Autodieb · German

Autodieb · rank #99,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,510
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Autodach

Nearest frequency peer: Autodach (-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 „Autodieb“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Autodieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutodieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Autodieb“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Autodiebfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Autodach“ (#99,509), „Autogrammkarten“ (#99,511), „austrocknet“ (#99,507). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autodieb“ bei #99,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Autodieb is uncommon German at frequency #99,510 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ein Auto an sich nimmt, um es sich widerrechtlich anzueignen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Autodieb in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Autodieb, spelled A-U-T-O-D-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein Auto an sich nimmt, um es sich widerrechtlich anzueignen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ein Autodieb hat dem Vater das Auto gestohlen.

Synonyms

AutoräuberHijacker

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 "Autodieb"?
"Autodieb" is spelled A-U-T-O-D-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp].
What does "Autodieb" mean?
As a noun, "Autodieb" means: Person, die ein Auto an sich nimmt, um es sich widerrechtlich anzueignen
How do you pronounce "Autodieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autodieb" is [ˈaʊ̯toˌdiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autodieb" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Autodach#99,509Bandname#99,525Barbaras#99,528Baujahre#99,534

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list