Chefingenieur

[ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chefingenieur” is uncommon German (frequency #64,152 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,152
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualifizierter Ingenieur, der die Verantwortung und Führungsposition wahrnimmt

Key facts for Chefingenieur
PropertyValue
HeadwordChefingenieur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chefingenieur” 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). Chefingenieur 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

Chefingenieur is uncommon German at frequency #64,152 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualifizierter Ingenieur, der die Verantwortung und Führungsposition wahrnimmt".

Chefingenieur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Chefingenieur, spelled C-H-E-F-I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualifizierter Ingenieur, der die Verantwortung und Führungsposition wahrnimmt

Antonyms

Jungingenieur

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 "Chefingenieur"?
"Chefingenieur" is spelled C-H-E-F-I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯].
What does "Chefingenieur" mean?
As a noun, "Chefingenieur" means: qualifizierter Ingenieur, der die Verantwortung und Führungsposition wahrnimmt
How do you pronounce "Chefingenieur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefingenieur" is [ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chefingenieur" come from?
"Chefingenieur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Chefingenieur”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-E-F-I-N-G-E-N-I-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɛfˌʔɪnʒeˌni̯øːɐ̯] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list