Chefsessel

[ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩]

/[ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chefsessel” is uncommon German (frequency #83,802 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,802
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Unternehmensleiter gehörender Sessel

Corpus desk

Index DE-chefsessel · Chefsessel · German

Chefsessel · rank #83,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,802
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charakterstär…

Nearest frequency peer: Charakterstärke (-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 „Chefsessel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chefsessel
PropertyValue
HeadwordChefsessel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chefsessel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Chefsesselfällt 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: „Charakterstärke“ (#83,801), „chest“ (#83,803), „charakterliche“ (#83,800). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chefsessel“ bei #83,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chefsessel is uncommon German at frequency #83,802 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Chefsessel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Chefsessel, spelled C-H-E-F-S-E-S-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    dem Unternehmensleiter gehörender Sessel
  2. 2
    leitende Position innerhalb eines Unternehmens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf dem Chefsessel darf manchmal auch die Sekretärin sitzen.
  2. „Zufrieden lehnt er sich in seinem ledernen Chefsessel zurück und freut sich über einen Fachartikel, den er gerade gelesen hat.“

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 "Chefsessel"?
"Chefsessel" is spelled C-H-E-F-S-E-S-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩].
What does "Chefsessel" mean?
As a noun, "Chefsessel" means: dem Unternehmensleiter gehörender Sessel
How do you pronounce "Chefsessel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefsessel" is [ˈʃɛfˌzɛsl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chefsessel" come from?
"Chefsessel" 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 "Chefsessel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list