Führungsschicht

[ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt]

/[ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Führungsschicht” is uncommon German (frequency #86,497 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,497
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bevölkerungsschicht, die eine führende Rolle einnimmt

Key facts for Führungsschicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordFührungsschicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt]
Letters15
Frequency rank#86,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Führungsschicht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Führungsschicht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Führungsschicht is uncommon German at frequency #86,497 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bevölkerungsschicht, die eine führende Rolle einnimmt".

Führungsschicht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Führungsschicht, spelled F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bevölkerungsschicht, die eine führende Rolle einnimmt

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 "Führungsschicht"?
"Führungsschicht" is spelled F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt].
What does "Führungsschicht" mean?
As a noun, "Führungsschicht" means: Bevölkerungsschicht, die eine führende Rolle einnimmt
How do you pronounce "Führungsschicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Führungsschicht" is [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Führungsschicht" come from?
"Führungsschicht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Führungsschicht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌʃɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list