Chefetage

[ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə]

/[ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə]/ noun

The verdict

“Chefetage” is uncommon German (frequency #58,664 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,664
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leitung eines Unternehmens

Corpus desk

Index DE-chefetage · Chefetage · German

Chefetage · rank #58,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,664
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chess

Nearest frequency peer: chess (+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 „Chefetage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chefetage
PropertyValue
HeadwordChefetage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chefetage“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Chefetagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „chess“ (#58,665), „Carls“ (#58,662), „contents“ (#58,666). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chefetage“ bei #58,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chefetage is uncommon German at frequency #58,664 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Chefetage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Chefetage, spelled C-H-E-F-E-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leitung eines Unternehmens
  2. 2
    Stockwerk der Geschäftsleitung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Chefetage erhielt immer das beste Essen.
  2. „Sie lassen eher an Landpomeranzen aus einer längst vergangenen Zeit denken als an emanzipierte Frauen, die den Aufstieg in die Chefetagen geschafft haben.“

Synonyms

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 "Chefetage"?
"Chefetage" is spelled C-H-E-F-E-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə].
What does "Chefetage" mean?
As a noun, "Chefetage" means: Leitung eines Unternehmens
How do you pronounce "Chefetage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefetage" is [ˈʃɛfʔeˌtaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chefetage" come from?
"Chefetage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list