Fernschreiber
[ˈfɛʁnˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]
The verdict
“Fernschreiber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schreibmaschinenähnliches Gerät zur Übermittlung von Textnachrichten mittels elektrischer Signale
Corpus desk
Index DE-fernschreiber · Fernschreiber · German
Fernschreiber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fernschreiber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fernschreiber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fernschreiber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁnˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Fernschreiber in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fernschreiber, spelled F-E-R-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1schreibmaschinenähnliches Gerät zur Übermittlung von Textnachrichten mittels elektrischer Signale
- 2Person, die ein Fernschreibgerät bedient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fernschreiber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fernschreiber bestehen aus einer Sendeeinheit und einem Druckwerk.
„Wenn etwas sehr dringend war, gab es ja immer noch den Fernschreiber.“
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.