Fahrdienstleiter
[ˈfaːɐ̯diːnstˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Fahrdienstleiter” is uncommon German (frequency #68,201 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,201
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mitarbeiter eines Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmens, dem in einem bestimmten Bereich eigenverantwortlich die Zulassung der Zugfahrten obliegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fahrdienstleiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːɐ̯diːnstˌlaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #68,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fahrdienstleiter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fahrdienstleiter is uncommon German at frequency #68,201 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːɐ̯diːnstˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitarbeiter eines Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmens, dem in einem bestimmten Bereich eigenverantwortlich die Zulassung der Zugfahrten obliegt".
Fahrdienstleiter has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fahrdienstleiter, spelled F-A-H-R-D-I-E-N-S-T-L-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mitarbeiter eines Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmens, dem in einem bestimmten Bereich eigenverantwortlich die Zulassung der Zugfahrten obliegt
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.
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Using “Fahrdienstleiter”
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- The one correct German spelling is F-A-H-R-D-I-E-N-S-T-L-E-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.