Chefredaktor

Name: Chefredaktor, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Chefredaktor” is uncommon German (frequency #87,549 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,549
frequency rank, German: 20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Leiter einer Redaktion bei einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift, beim Fernsehen oder Hörfunk, der die Beiträge aussucht und bearbeitet, bevor sie veröffentlicht werden

Key facts for Chefredaktor
Property	Value
Headword	Chefredaktor
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#87,549
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chefredaktor” 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). Chefredaktor lands here:

#87,549

#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

Chefredaktor is uncommon German at frequency #87,549 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter einer Redaktion bei einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift, beim Fernsehen oder Hörfunk, der die Beiträge aussucht und bearbeitet, bevor sie veröffentlicht werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Chefredaktor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chefredaktor, spelled C-H-E-F-R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R.

Definition

1
Leiter einer Redaktion bei einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift, beim Fernsehen oder Hörfunk, der die Beiträge aussucht und bearbeitet, bevor sie veröffentlicht werden

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 "Chefredaktor"?

"Chefredaktor" is spelled C-H-E-F-R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯].

What does "Chefredaktor" mean?

As a noun, "Chefredaktor" means: Leiter einer Redaktion bei einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift, beim Fernsehen oder Hörfunk, der die Beiträge aussucht und bearbeitet, bevor sie veröffentlicht werden

How do you pronounce "Chefredaktor"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefredaktor" is [ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Chefredaktor" come from?

"Chefredaktor" 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 “Chefredaktor”

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

The one correct German spelling is C-H-E-F-R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃɛfʁeˌdaktoːɐ̯] (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.