Dienerschaft

[ˈdiːnɐʃaft]

/[ˈdiːnɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dienerschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #75,529 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,529
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe der Diener/innen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienerschaft · Dienerschaft · German

Dienerschaft · rank #75,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,529
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dichtgemacht

Nearest frequency peer: dichtgemacht (-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 „Dienerschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dienerschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienerschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnɐʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dienerschaft“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dienerschaftfällt 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: „dichtgemacht“ (#75,528), „DHCP“ (#75,527), „dinamo“ (#75,531). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dienerschaft“ bei #75,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dienerschaft is uncommon German at frequency #75,529 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnɐʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe der Diener/innen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dienerschaft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dienerschaft, spelled D-I-E-N-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gruppe der Diener/innen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die ganze Dienerschaft, groß und klein, mit allen Gesindefrauen, sowie die Mägde kamen hinzu und warfen sich aufs Antlitz.“
  2. „Pierre ging über den weichen Teppich hin zur Tür und bemerkte, dass jetzt auch der Adjutant und die unbekannte Dame und noch der eine oder andere von der Dienerschaft ihm folgten, als brauche man jetzt nicht mehr erst um Erlaubnis zu bitten, bevor man hineinginge.“

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 "Dienerschaft"?
"Dienerschaft" is spelled D-I-E-N-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnɐʃaft].
What does "Dienerschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Dienerschaft" means: Gruppe der Diener/innen
How do you pronounce "Dienerschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienerschaft" is [ˈdiːnɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienerschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dienerschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dichtgemacht#75,528Drittländern#75,544Bogenschütze#75,474Bildungsgrad#75,463

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list