Herrenschneider
[ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ]
The verdict
“Herrenschneider” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der beruflich Kleidung für Männer anfertigt oder ändert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herrenschneider |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herrenschneider” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Herrenschneider is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Herrenschneider”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-R-E-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhɛʁənˌʃnaɪ̯dɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.