Durchschnittsbürger

[ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ]

/[ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Durchschnittsbürger” is uncommon German (frequency #98,333 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,333
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen …

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchschnittsburger · Durchschnittsbürger · German

Durchschnittsbürger · rank #98,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,333
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchschlug

Nearest frequency peer: durchschlug (-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 „Durchschnittsbürger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Durchschnittsbürger
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurchschnittsbürger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ]
Letters19
Frequency rank#98,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Durchschnittsbürger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Durchschnittsbürgerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchschlug“ (#98,332), „duzt“ (#98,334), „durchreisende“ (#98,331). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durchschnittsbürger“ bei #98,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Durchschnittsbürger is uncommon German at frequency #98,333 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen …".

Zero misspellings are on record for Durchschnittsbürger in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Durchschnittsbürger, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-S-B-Ü-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen …

Synonyms

Normalbürger

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 "Durchschnittsbürger"?
"Durchschnittsbürger" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-S-B-Ü-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ].
What does "Durchschnittsbürger" mean?
As a noun, "Durchschnittsbürger" means: Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen …
How do you pronounce "Durchschnittsbürger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durchschnittsbürger" is [ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durchschnittsbürger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list