Gefängnisaufseher
[ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʔaʊ̯fzeːɐ]
The verdict
“Gefängnisaufseher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufseher in einem Gefängnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefangnisaufseher · Gefängnisaufseher · German
Gefängnisaufseher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gefängnisaufseher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʔaʊ̯fzeːɐ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gefängnisaufseher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gefängnisaufseher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈfɛŋnɪsˌʔaʊ̯fzeːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufseher in einem Gefängnis".
Gefängnisaufseher has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gefängnisaufseher, spelled G-E-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-A-U-F-S-E-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Aufseher in einem Gefängnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gefängnisaufseher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Gefängnisaufseher blieb schließlich vor einer Tür stehen und drehte die klickende Wählscheibe, während ich, von einer Art Schwermut befangen, wartete.“
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.