Durchschnittsmensch
[ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌmɛnʃ]
The verdict
“Durchschnittsmensch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchschnittlicher Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchschnittsmensch · Durchschnittsmensch · German
Durchschnittsmensch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Durchschnittsmensch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌmɛnʃ] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Durchschnittsmensch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Durchschnittsmensch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçʃnɪt͡sˌmɛnʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durchschnittlicher Mensch".
No misspelling variants are generated for Durchschnittsmensch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Durchschnittsmensch, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-S-M-E-N-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1durchschnittlicher Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Durchschnittsmensch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Jedoch: ›Normale‹ Menschen gibt es für die Österreichische Schule nicht, den Durchschnittsmenschen hält sie für eine gefährliche Einbildung; jeder Mensch ist einzigartig.“
„Welcher Durchschnittsmensch begeht keine Fehler?“
This word in other languages
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.