Herrenschneider
[ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ]
The verdict
“Herrenschneider” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der beruflich Kleidung für Männer anfertigt oder ändert
Corpus desk
Index DE-herrenschneider · Herrenschneider · German
Herrenschneider · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Herrenschneider |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herrenschneider“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herrenschneider is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der beruflich Kleidung für Männer anfertigt oder ändert".
Zero misspellings are on record for Herrenschneider in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Herrenschneider, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der beruflich Kleidung für Männer anfertigt oder ändert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Herrenschneider appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Mailand verbrachten wir vierzehn Tage, in denen wir uns nur mit uns selbst beschäftigten, ohne je auszugehen oder von jemandem besucht zu werden, außer einem Herrenschneider, der mir einen Rock machte, und einem Damenschneider, der ihr zwei Winterkleider anfertigte.“
Antonyms
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.