Gildemeister

[ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ]

/[ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gildemeister” is uncommon German (frequency #91,676 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,676
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Direktor einer Gilde

Corpus desk

Index DE-gildemeister · Gildemeister · German

Gildemeister · rank #91,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,676
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glättung

Nearest frequency peer: Glättung (+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 „Gildemeister“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gildemeister
PropertyValue
HeadwordGildemeister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gildemeister“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Glättung“ (#91,677), „Goldesel“ (#91,678), „gezimmert“ (#91,673). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gildemeister“ bei #91,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gildemeister is uncommon German at frequency #91,676 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Direktor einer Gilde".

Gildemeister has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gildemeister, spelled G-I-L-D-E-M-E-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Direktor einer Gilde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Am 17. April 1374 traf sich der Braunschweiger Stadtrat in der Brüdernkirche mit den Gildemeistern, um unter anderem über die finanziellen Probleme der Stadt zu beraten.“

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 "Gildemeister"?
"Gildemeister" is spelled G-I-L-D-E-M-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ].
What does "Gildemeister" mean?
As a noun, "Gildemeister" means: Direktor einer Gilde
How do you pronounce "Gildemeister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gildemeister" is [ˈɡɪldəˌmaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gildemeister" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Grevesmühlen#91,689Geldübergabe#91,645Handyempfang#91,713Heimlichkeit#91,725

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list