Dorfschulze
[ˈdɔʁfˌʃʊlt͡sə]
The verdict
“Dorfschulze” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorsteher eines Dorfes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dorfschulze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʁfˌʃʊlt͡sə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dorfschulze” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Dorfschulze is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔʁfˌʃʊlt͡sə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vorsteher eines Dorfes".
Zero misspellings are on record for Dorfschulze in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dorfschulze, spelled D-O-R-F-S-C-H-U-L-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Vorsteher eines Dorfes
Antonyms
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.
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Using “Dorfschulze”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-R-F-S-C-H-U-L-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔʁfˌʃʊlt͡sə] (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.