Claqueur
[klaˈkøːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Claqueur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der dafür bezahlt worden ist, bei einer Aufführung (zum Beispiel einem Theaterstück) zu klatschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-claqueur · Claqueur · German
Claqueur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Claqueur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klaˈkøːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Claqueur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Claqueur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈkøːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der dafür bezahlt worden ist, bei einer Aufführung (zum Beispiel einem Theaterstück) zu klatschen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Claqueur, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Claqueur, spelled C-L-A-Q-U-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der dafür bezahlt worden ist, bei einer Aufführung (zum Beispiel einem Theaterstück) zu klatschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Claqueur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der ehemals verpönte, aber unausrottbare Claqueur, der für Geld frenetischen Jubel produziert oder doch wenigstens an vorbestimmten Stellen Beifall heuchelt – er wird vom Fernsehen auf subtile Art in die Studios geschmuggelt.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.