Elektrotechniker

[eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ]

/[eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Elektrotechniker” is uncommon German (frequency #51,272 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,272
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Techniker, der auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik arbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-elektrotechniker · Elektrotechniker · German

Elektrotechniker · rank #51,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,272
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Elektrode

Nearest frequency peer: Elektrode (-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 „Elektrotechniker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elektrotechniker
PropertyValue
HeadwordElektrotechniker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#51,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektrotechniker“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Elektrotechnikerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Elektrode“ (#51,271), „emanzipiert“ (#51,273), „Einwechslung“ (#51,270). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elektrotechniker“ bei #51,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elektrotechniker is uncommon German at frequency #51,272 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Techniker, der auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik arbeitet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Elektrotechniker, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Elektrotechniker, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-T-E-C-H-N-I-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Techniker, der auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik arbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich interessiere mich für eine Weiterbildung zum Elektrotechniker.
  2. Der Elektrotechniker ist eine gut ausgebildete Fachkraft im Bereich der Elektrik und Elektronik.

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); 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 "Elektrotechniker"?
"Elektrotechniker" is spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-T-E-C-H-N-I-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ].
What does "Elektrotechniker" mean?
As a noun, "Elektrotechniker" means: Techniker, der auf dem Gebiet der Elektrotechnik arbeitet
How do you pronounce "Elektrotechniker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elektrotechniker" is [eˈlɛktʁoˌtɛçnɪkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elektrotechniker" come from?
"Elektrotechniker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list