Dienstherr
[ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ]
The verdict
“Dienstherr” is uncommon German (frequency #62,316 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,316
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person oder Institution, bei der jemand gegen Lohn/Gehalt beschäftigt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-dienstherr · Dienstherr · German
Dienstherr · rank #62,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,316
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH dirks
Nearest frequency peer: dirks (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dienstherr”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Denmark
Denmark
37,691 corpus weight
- Diabetikern
Diabetikern
37,687 corpus weight
- Dienstherr
Dienstherr
37,685 corpus weight
- dirks
dirks
37,684 corpus weight
- discussion
discussion
37,683 corpus weight
- dislikes
dislikes
37,682 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dienstherr” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dienstherr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dienstherr” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dienstherr is uncommon German at frequency #62,316 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnstˌhɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person oder Institution, bei der jemand gegen Lohn/Gehalt beschäftigt ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dienstherr, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dienstherr, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-H-E-R-R.
Definition
- 1Person oder Institution, bei der jemand gegen Lohn/Gehalt beschäftigt ist
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dienstherr", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.