Chorleiter
[ˈkoːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Chorleiter” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,945 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,945
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die eine Gesangsgruppe (Chor) dirigiert/leitet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chorleiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #25,945 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chorleiter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Chorleiter is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,945 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die eine Gesangsgruppe (Chor) dirigiert/leitet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chorleiter, with forms such as "cchorleiter", "chhorleiter", and "cholreiter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Chorleiter, spelled C-H-O-R-L-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die eine Gesangsgruppe (Chor) dirigiert/leitet
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchorleiter,chhorleiter,cholreiter,choreliter,chorleietr,chorleiterr,chorleitre,chorleitter,chorletier,chorlieter,chorlleiter,chorrleiter,chroleiter,cohrleiter,hcorleiter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chorleiter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Chorleiter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-H-O-R-L-E-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːɐ̯ˌlaɪ̯tɐ] (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
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.